IC 2009
Galaxy IC 2009 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 53 m 34.8 s |
declination | -48 ° 59 ′ 22 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (s) w |
Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.80 x 1.2 |
Position angle | 51 ° |
Surface brightness | 14.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.005250 ± 0.000007 |
Radial velocity | 1574 ± 2 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(63 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (19.4 ± 1.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
Discovery date | December 6, 1899 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2009 • PGC 014041 • ESO 201-008 • SGC 035207-4908.1 • HIPASS J0353-48 |
IC 2009 is an irregular galaxy of the Hubble type IBm in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 63 million light-years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 35,000 ly
. a. the galaxy IC 2004 .
The object was discovered on December 6, 1899 by DeLisle Stewart .