IC 2000
Galaxy IC 2000 |
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IC 2000 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Pendulum clock |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 49 m 07.74 s |
declination | -48 ° 51 ′ 29.5 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (s) cd: |
Brightness (visual) | 12.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 4.1 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
Position angle | 83 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | SSRS group 13 NGC 1433 group NGC 1493 group LGG 106 |
Redshift | 0.003269 ± 0.000003 |
Radial velocity | (980 ± 1) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(37 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (11.3 ± 0.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
Discovery date | December 6, 1899 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2000 • PGC 13912 • ESO 201-003 • IRAS 3476-4900 • 2MASX J03490774-4851294 • SGC 034738-4900.6 • GALEX ASC J034907.74-485128.5 • LDCE 266 NED012 |
IC 2000 is a 12.4 mag bright bar spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Pendulum Clock in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 37 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter. Together with five other galaxies, it is a member of the NGC 1493 group ( LGG 106 ). In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 2004 .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on December 6, 1899 .