IC 1959
| Galaxy IC 1959 |
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![IC 1959 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC_1959_DSS.jpg)
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| IC 1959 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Pendulum clock |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 33 m 12.59 s |
| declination | -50 ° 24 ′ 51.3 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) m: / sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.90 x 0.7 |
| Position angle | 147 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | SSRS group 13 IC 1954 group LGG 93 |
| Redshift | 0.002131 ± 0.000003 |
| Radial velocity | 639 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(22 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (6.71 ± 0.48) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | October 14, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1959 • PGC 13163 • ESO 200-039 • IRAS 03317-5034 • 2MASX J03331257-5024511 • SGC 033143-5034.8 • HIPASS J0333-50 • LDCE 266 NED007 | |
IC 1959 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBm in the constellation Pendulum Clock in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 22 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years in diameter. Together with four other galaxies, it forms the IC 1954 group ( LGG 93 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1356 , IC 1947 , IC 1950 , IC 1968 .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on October 14, 1898 .