IC 1855

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Galaxy
IC 1855
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Constellation Aries
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 49 m 04.31 s
declination + 13 ° 26 ′ 34.4 ″
Appearance
Morphological type C.  
Brightness  (visual) 15.0 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.0 mag
Angular expansion 0.30 'x 0.3'
Surface brightness 12.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.028757 ± 0.000110  
Radial velocity 8621 ± 33 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(387 ± 27)  ·  10 6  ly
(118.7 ± 8.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date January 7, 1896
Catalog names
IC  1855 • PGC  1431167 • 2MASX  J02490431 + 1326347 • 2MASS J02490430 + 1326341 • NVSS J024904 + 132638 • WISEA J024904.30 + 132634.5

IC 1855 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Aries north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 387 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1111 , NGC 1112 , NGC 1115 , IC 1846 .

The object was discovered on January 7, 1896 by Stéphane Javelle .

See also

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Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : IC 1855
  3. Seligman