IC 1961
Galaxy IC 1961 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Pendulum clock |
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 |
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 .