IC 1855
| Galaxy IC 1855 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aries |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| 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 |
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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 .