IC 1882

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Galaxy
IC 1882
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Constellation whale
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 07 m 49.3 s
declination + 03 ° 08 ′ 52 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sbc  
Brightness  (visual) 14.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.1 mag
Angular expansion 0.90 x 0.5
Position angle 20 °
Surface brightness 13.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.023810 ± 0.000050  
Radial velocity 7138 ± 15 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(319 ± 22)  ·  10 6  ly
(97.8 ± 6.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stephane Javelle
Discovery date January 29, 1894
Catalog names
IC  1882 • UGC  2551 • PGC  11718 • CGCG  390-003 • MCG  + 00-09-002 • IRAS  F03052 + 0257 • 2MASX  J03074931 + 0308525 • GALEX ASC J030749.27 + 030850.1

IC 1882 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Cetus south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 319 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 29, 1894 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 1882
  3. Seligman