IC 1973
| Galaxy IC 1973 |
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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 36 m 21.0 s |
| declination | -51 ° 59 ′ 39 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc? |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.50 × 0.2 |
| Position angle | 11 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.035568 +/- 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 10663 +/- 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(470 ± 33) · 10 6 Lj (144.0 ± 10.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | October 14, 1894 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1973 • PGC 13309 • ESO 200-G049 • | |
IC 1973 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc? in the constellation pendulum clock in the southern sky , which is an estimated 470 million light years away from the Milky Way . The galaxy IC 1972 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on October 14, 1894 by DeLisle Stewart .