IC 1955
| Galaxy IC 1955 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | network |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 31 m 24.68 s |
| declination | -57 ° 14 ′ 30.7 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.70 'x 0.6' |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.040781 ± 0.000137 |
| Radial velocity | 12,226 ± 41 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(539 ± 38) · 10 6 ly (165.3 ± 11.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | December 8, 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1955 • PGC 13086 • ESO 155-045 • 2MASX J03312472-5714305 • GALEX ASC J033124.70-571432.0 • 2MASS J03312461-5714312 | |
IC 1955 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Reticulum in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 539 million light years from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 1960 and IC 1965 .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on December 8, 1899 .