IC 2006
Galaxy IC 2006 |
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Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 54 m 28.4 s |
declination | -35 ° 58 ′ 02 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E. |
Brightness (visual) | 11.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.9 ′ × 1.6 ′ |
Position angle | 36 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.004610 ± 0.000011 |
Radial velocity | 1382 ± 3 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(56 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (17.1 ± 1.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | October 3, 1897 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2006 • PGC 14077 • ESO 359-007 • MCG -06-09-037 • 2MASX J03542842-3558017 • SGC 035236-3606.8 • GALEX ASC J035428.47-355802.8 • LDCE 249 NED043 |
IC 2006 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 56 million light years from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on October 3, 1897 .