IC 1952
| Galaxy IC 1952 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 33 m 26.7 s |
| declination | -23 ° 42 ′ 46 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) bc? / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.6 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 141 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 97 |
| Redshift | 0.006044 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 1812 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(77 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (23.6 ± 1.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1952 • PGC 13171 • ESO 482-008 • MCG -04-09-025 • IRAS 03312-2352 • 2MASX J03332668-2342460 • SGC 033116-2352.8 • LDCE 251 NED018 | |
IC 1952 is a bar-spiral galaxy with extensive star formation areas of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 77 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter.
The property was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in 1899 .