IC 1812
| Galaxy IC 1812 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 29 m 31.8 s |
| declination | -42 ° 48 ′ 41 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 ^ - |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2 ′ × 1.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 24 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 62 |
| Redshift | 0.017242 ± 0.000083 |
| Radial velocity | 5169 ± 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(226 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (69.4 ± 4.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | 1901 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1812 • PGC 9486 • ESO 246-019 • MCG -07-06-008 • 2MASX J02293177-4248406 • SGC 022736-4301.9 • GALEX ASC J022931.85-424841.1 • LDCE 164 NED011 | |
IC 1812 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E2 in the constellation Phoenix in the southern sky . It is around 226 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 75,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky is the galaxy IC 1810 .
The property was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in 1901 .