IC 2098
Galaxy IC 2098 |
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SDSS image of IC 2098 with LEDA 1045235 (lo) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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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 .