IC 1898

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Galaxy
IC 1898
{{{Card text}}}
Photo-request.svg
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 10 m 19.8 s
declination -22 ° 24 ′ 17 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB (s) c: / HII  
Brightness  (visual) 12.9 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.6 mag
Angular expansion 3.60 'x 0.6'
Position angle 73 °
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Eridanus cluster of galaxies  
Redshift 0.004420 +/- 0.000017  
Radial velocity 1325 +/- 5 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(56 ± 4)  ·  10 6  ly
(17.1 ± 1.2)  Mpc 
history
discovery DeLisle Stewart
Discovery date 1899
Catalog names
IC  1898 • PGC  11851 • ESO  481-002 • MCG  -04-08-036 • IRAS  03081-2235 • 2MASX  J03101907-2224216 • SGC  030807-2235.6 • LDCE 251 NED003

IC 1898 is a bar-spiral galaxy with extensive star formation areas of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 56 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 60,000 ly.
In the same area of ​​the sky are the galaxies NGC 1228 , NGC 1229 , NGC 1230 , IC 1892 , among others .

The property was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in 1899 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 1898
  3. Seligman