IC 1854

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Galaxy
IC 1854
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SDSS recording
SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation Aries
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 49 m 20.7 s
declination + 19 ° 18 ′ 14 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0 / a / Sy1.5  
Brightness  (visual) 14 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 15 likes
Angular expansion 0.60 'x 0.5'
Position angle 162 °
Surface brightness 12.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.031021 +/- 0.000367  
Radial velocity 9300 +/- 110 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(418 ± 30)  x  10 6  ly
(128.2 ± 9.1)  Mpc 
diameter 75,000 ly
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date January 18, 1898
Catalog names
IC  1854 • PGC  10684 • CGCG  463-020 • 2MASX  J02492066 + 1918143 • GALEX ASC J024920.62 + 191814.8

IC 1854 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Aries north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 418 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 18, 1898 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 1854
  3. Seligman