IC 1942
| Galaxy IC 1942 |
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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 53.3 s |
| declination | -52 ° 40 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E3 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 11 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 3125 / Abell 3128 |
| Redshift | 0.061409 +/- 0.000190 |
| Radial velocity | 18,410 +/- 57 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(816 ± 57) x 10 6 ly (250.1 ± 17.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | October 14, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1942 • PGC 12907 • ESO 155-034 • 2MASX J03275389-5240329 • LEDA 12908 | |
IC 1942 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Horologium in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 816 million light years from the Milky Way and about 120,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies IC 1938 , IC 1940 , IC 1945 , IC 1946 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on October 14, 1898 .