IC 2060
| Galaxy IC 2060 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | network |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 17 m 53.3 s |
| declination | -56 ° 36 ′ 59 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0-: / pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.50 '× 1.1' |
| Position angle | 148 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.022189 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 6652 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(289 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (88.7 ± 6.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | December 8, 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2060 • PGC 14823 • ESO 157-019 • 2MASX J04175334-5636583 • SGC 041652-5644.3 • 2MASS J04175337-5636585 | |
IC 2060 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Reticulum in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 289 million light years from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 1546 , NGC 1553 , IC 2058 are located in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ia supernovae SN 1997ej and SN 2014dn were observed here.
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on December 8, 1899 .