IC 1938
| Galaxy IC 1938 |
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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 27 m 10.4 s |
| declination | -53 ° 00 ′ 36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 x 0.6 |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 3125/3128 |
| Redshift | 0.030388 ± 0.000334 |
| Radial velocity | 9110 ± 100 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(400 ± 28) x 10 6 ly (122.7 ± 8.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | October 14, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1938 • PGC 12874 • ESO 032547-5311.0 • 2MASX J03271046-5300354 • LEDA 12874 • GALEX ASC J032710.54-530037.7 | |
IC 1938 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sc in the constellation Horologium in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 400 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies IC 1933 , IC 1942 , IC 1945 , IC 1946 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on October 14, 1898 by DeLisle Stewart .