IC 202
| Galaxy IC 202 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 07 m 28.6 s |
| declination | + 09 ° 10 ′ 06 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.40 'x 0.2' |
| Position angle | 132 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.030424 (± 0.000113) |
| Radial velocity | 9121 (± 34) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(410 ± 29) · 10 6 ly (125.8 ± 8.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | December 5, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 202 • UGC 1610 • PGC 8101 • CGCG 413-044 • MCG + 01-06-043 • IRAS 02047 + 0856 • 2MASX J02072865 + 0910059 • GALEX ASC J020728.71 + 091006.8 • LDCE 139 NED003 | |
IC 202 is a spiral galaxy in edge position of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Whale south of the celestial equator . It is around 410 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 170,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies IC 199 , IC 201 , IC 203 , IC 1778 , among others .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 5, 1893 .
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Individual evidence
Attention: The sorting key “IC 0202” overwrites the previously used key “IC0202”.