IC 1961
| Galaxy IC 1961 |
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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 33 m 33.3 s |
| declination | -48 ° 57 ′ 02 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.60 'x 0.4' |
| Position angle | 24 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.062520 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | (18,743 ± 45) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(831 ± 58) · 10 6 Lj (254.7 ± 17.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | December 6, 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1961 • PGC 13175 • ESO 200-041 • IRAS 03320-4907 • 2MASX J03333334-4857022 • GALEX ASC J033333.32-485702.9 • AM 332-490 NED01 | |
IC 1961 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sc in the constellation Horologium in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 831 million light years from the Milky Way and about 140,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on December 6, 1899 .