IC 2039
| Galaxy IC 2039 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 09 m 02.4 s |
| declination | -56 ° 00 ′ 42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 ^ 0 ^: / pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 'x 0.7' |
| Position angle | 131 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.002725 +/- 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 817 +/- 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(29 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (8.9 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | December 8, 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2039 • PGC 14560 • ESO 157-002 • 2MASX J04090238-5600421 • SGC 040756-5608.6 • | |
IC 2039 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Dorado in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 29 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 10,000 ly. Together with IC 2038 , it probably forms a gravitationally bound duo.
The galaxies NGC 1533 , NGC 1536 , IC 2032 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on December 8, 1899 .