IC 2098

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Galaxy
IC 2098
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SDSS image of IC 2098 with LEDA 1045235 (lo) [1]
SDSS image of IC 2098 with LEDA 1045235 (lo)
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 50 m 44.3 s
declination -05 ° 25 ′ 07 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sc  
Brightness  (visual) 13.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.5 mag
Angular expansion 2.1 ′ × 0.3 ′
Position angle 95 °
Surface brightness 13.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.009403 ± 0.000040  
Radial velocity 2819 ± 12 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(122 ± 8)  ·  10 6  ly
(37.4 ± 2.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery Isaac Roberts
Discovery date February 17, 1903
Catalog names
IC  2098 • PGC  16144 • MCG  -01-13-018 • IRAS  04482-0530 • 2MASX  J04504430-0525067 • NVSS J045043-052507 • LDCE 343 NED005

IC 2098 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Eridanus south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 122 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1681 , IC 2097 , IC 2099 , IC 2102 .

The object was discovered by Isaac Roberts on February 17, 1903 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 2098
  4. Seligman