IC 1918
Galaxy IC 1918 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | bull |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 26 m 17.9 s |
declination | + 04 ° 32 ′ 28 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S: |
Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.40 'x 0.2' |
Position angle | 160 ° |
Surface brightness | 11.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.030958 +/- 0.000107 |
Radial velocity | 9281 +/- 32 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(414 ± 29) x 10 6 ly (127.0 ± 8.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | December 22, 1898 |
Catalog names | |
IC 1918 • PGC 12834 • CGCG 416-009 • 2MASX J03261793 + 0432277 • GALEX ASC J032617.87 + 043228.2 • NVSS J032617 + 043221 |
IC 1918 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type S? in the constellation Taurus on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 414 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 50,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies IC 322 and IC 1930 , among others .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 22nd, 1898 .