IC 209
| Galaxy IC 209 |
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| SDSS image from IC 209 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 08 m 58.7 s |
| declination | -07 ° 03 ′ 32 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r) bc: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.70 'x 1.3' |
| Position angle | 60 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.013232 +/- 0.000053 |
| Radial velocity | 3967 +/- 16 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(178 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (54.5 ± 3.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | January 28, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 209 • PGC 8200 • MCG -01-06-051 • IRAS 02064-0717 • 2MASX J02085870-0703320 • LDCE 0138 NED006 • Stile 56A | |
IC 209 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SB (r) bc: in the constellation Whale south of the celestial equator , which is an estimated 178 million light years away from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 28, 1892 .