IC 1996
| Galaxy IC 1996 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | network |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 45 m 07.7 s |
| declination | -57 ° 19 ′ 29 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S ... |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 x 0.2 |
| Position angle | 102 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.058170 ± 0.000087 |
| Radial velocity | 17,439 ± 26 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(772 ± 54) · 10 6 Lj (236.7 ± 16.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | December 8, 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1996 • PGC 13755 • ESO 156-010 • 2MASX J03450768-5719296 • GALEX ASC J034507.56-571928.1 | |
IC 1996 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation of power in the southern sky . It is an estimated 772 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 185,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxy IC 1999 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on December 8, 1899 .