IC 1998
| Galaxy IC 1998 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | bull |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 51 m 31.3 s |
| declination | + 01 ° 11 ′ 23 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 x 0.7 |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.037883 ± 0.000140 |
| Radial velocity | 11,357 +/- 42 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(506 ± 36) x 10 6 ly (155.1 ± 10.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stephane Javelle |
| Discovery date | December 8, 1903 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1998 • PGC 13978 • CGCG 391-039 • 2MASX J03513133 + 0111232 • GALEX MSC J035131.30 + 011123.1 | |
IC 1998 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E0 in the constellation Taurus on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 506 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 135,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 8, 1903 .