IC 2058
| Galaxy IC 2058 |
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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 17 m 54.3 s |
| declination | -55 ° 55 ′ 58 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc: / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 2.90 x 0.4 |
| Position angle | 18 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Dorado group NGC 1566 group LGG 114 |
| Redshift | 0.004599 ± 0.000002 |
| Radial velocity | 1379 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(54 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (16.5 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | December 8, 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2058 • PGC 14824 • ESO 157-018 • IRAS 4168-5603 • 2MASX J04175435-5555583 • SGC 041650-5603.3 • HIPASS J0417-55 • LDCE 328 NED010 | |
IC 2058 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Scd in the constellation Dorado in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 54 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 1546 , NGC 1549 , NGC 1553 , IC 2060 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on December 8, 1899 .