IC 1820

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Galaxy
IC 1820
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IC 1820 [1]
IC 1820
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 35 m 52.67 s
declination + 06 ° 02 ′ 26.2 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.1 mag
Angular expansion 0.50 'x 0.2'
Position angle 70 °
Surface brightness 11.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.030981 ± 0.000117  
Radial velocity 9288 ± 35 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(417 ± 29)  x  10 6  ly
(127.7 ± 8.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date December 21, 1903
Catalog names
IC  1820 • PGC  9866 • CGCG  414-024 • 2MASX  J02355267 + 0602263 • GALEX ASC J023552.67 + 060225.0 • NSA 132292

IC 1820 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 417 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 21, 1903 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 1820
  4. Seligman