IC 1853
| Galaxy IC 1853 |
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![NGC 1103 & IC 1853 (u) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_1103_DSS.jpg)
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| NGC 1103 & IC 1853 (u) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 48 m 04.27 s |
| declination | -13 ° 59 ′ 35.2 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) b? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.10 'x 0.4' |
| Position angle | 91 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 1103 group LGG 76 |
| Redshift | 0.013810 ± 0.000117 |
| Radial velocity | 4140 ± 35 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(183 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (56.2 ± 4.0) Mpc |
| diameter | 55,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Herbert Howe |
| Discovery date | January 23, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1853 • PGC 10595 • MCG -02-08-006 • IRAS 2457-1410 • 2MASX J02480427-1359352 • NVSS J024803-135937 • WISEA J024804.22-135935.1 | |
IC 1853 is a faint spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is around 183 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 55,000 light years . It probably forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair together with NGC 1103 .
In the same area of the sky there is still u. a. the galaxy NGC 1120 .
The object was discovered by Herbert Howe on January 23, 1900 .