IC 2023
| Galaxy IC 2023 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 59 m 40.6 s |
| declination | -52 ° 40 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0? |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.50 x 0.4 |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.032676 ± 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | 9796 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(431 ± 30) · 10 6 Lj (132.0 ± 9.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | December 7, 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2023 • PGC 14238 • ESO 035823-5249.3 • 2MASX J03594064-5240523 • GALEX ASC J035940.46-524052.1 | |
IC 2023 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Dorado in the southern sky . It is an estimated 431 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 65,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 1506 , IC 2021 , IC 2025 , IC 2028 .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on December 7, 1899 .