IC 412

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Galaxy
IC 412 / IC 2123
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IC 413 & IC 412 [1]
IC 413 & IC 412
AladinLite
Constellation Orion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 21 m 56.70 s
declination + 03 ° 29 ′ 11.0 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sab  
Brightness  (visual) 13.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.6 mag
Angular expansion 1.3 ′ × 0.6 ′
Position angle 3 °
Surface brightness 13.4 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 1819 group
LGG 130  
Redshift 0.014380 ± 0.000153  
Radial velocity 4311 ± 46 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(189 ± 13)  ·  10 6  ly
(57.9 ± 4.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Edward Barnard
Discovery date 1888
Catalog names
IC  412/2123 • UGC  3298 • PGC  17180 • CGCG  421-041 • MCG  + 01-14-034 • LEDA 17180

IC 412 = IC 2123 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sab in the constellation Orion in the northern sky . It is an estimated 189 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. Together with IC 413, it forms the gravitationally bound galaxy pair KPG 107 and is considered a member of the NGC 1819 group ( LGG 130 ).
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1819 , IC 409 , IC 413 , IC 414 .

The property was discovered by Edward Barnard in 1888 .

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 412
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. Seligman