IC 1863

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Galaxy
IC 1863
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Constellation whale
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 54 m 50.742 s
declination + 08 ° 47 ′ 03.77 ″
Appearance
Morphological type C.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.7 mag
Angular expansion 0.40 × 0.4
Surface brightness 12.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.025524 ± 0.000060  
Radial velocity 7652 ± 18 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(343 ± 24)  x  10 6  ly
(105.2 ± 7.4)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date December 21, 1903
Catalog names
IC  1861 • PGC  10997 • CGCG  415-024 • MCG  + 01-08-015 • 2MASX  J02545071 + 0847038 • LDCE 0209 NED004 • WISEA J025450.74 + 084703.6

IC 1863 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Cetus south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 343 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years across.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 1865 , IC 1867 , IC 1868 .

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

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : IC 1863
  3. Seligman