IC 1917
| Galaxy IC 1917 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Pendulum clock |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 22 m 12.3 s |
| declination | -53 ° 11 ′ 07 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| 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 | 0.077510 +/- 0.000137 |
| Radial velocity | 23237 +/- 41 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(1032 ± 72) · 10 6 Lj (316.3 ± 22.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | October 14, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1917 • PGC 100539 • ESO 155-023 • 2MASX J03221231-5311066 • LEDA 100539 • 2MASS J03221232-5311066 | |
IC 1917 is a compact lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Pendulum Clock in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 1 billion light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 90,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies IC 1920 and IC 1933 .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on October 14, 1898 .
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Attention: The sorting key “IC 1917” overwrites the previously used key “IC1917”.