IC 1984

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Galaxy
IC 1984
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Constellation Pendulum clock
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 39 m 50.2 s
declination -47 ° 04 ′ 35 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sbc  
Brightness  (visual) 15.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.0 mag
Angular expansion 0.70 x 0.2
Position angle 140 °
Surface brightness 12.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.039726  
Radial velocity 11,910 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(525 ± 37)  ·  10 6  Lj
(161.1 ± 11.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery DeLisle Stewart
Discovery date December 6, 1899
Catalog names
IC  1984 • PGC  13487 • ESO  249-G012 • IRAS  F03382-4713 • 2MASX  J03395025-4704327 • GALEX ASC J033949.99-470433.0

IC 1984 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Pendulum Clock in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 525 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 110,000 ly.
In the same area of ​​the sky are the galaxies NGC 1433 and IC 1976 , among others .

The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on December 6, 1899 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 1984
  3. Seligman