IC 293
Galaxy IC 293 / IC 1888 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 10 m 56.1 s |
declination | + 41 ° 08 ′ 14 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E. |
Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
Position angle | 90 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | LGG 87 |
Redshift | 0.015724 ± 0.000167 |
Radial velocity | 4714 ± 50 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(215 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (66.0 ± 4.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | September 11, 1888 |
Catalog names | |
IC 293 • 1888 • PGC 11873 • CGCG 540-053 • MCG + 07-07-031 • 2MASX J03105615 + 4108135 • LDCE 224 NED127 |
IC 293 = IC 1888 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 215 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years across.
The galaxies NGC 1212 , NGC 1224 , IC 290 , IC 292 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on September 11, 1888 .
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Attention: The sort key "IC 0293" overwrites the previously used key "IC0293".