IC 2150
| Galaxy IC 2150 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Dove |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 51 m 18.5 s |
| declination | -38 ° 19 ′ 14 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r:) bc: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.6 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 84 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.010404 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 3119 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(131 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (40.1 ± 2.8) Mpc |
| diameter | 115,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | January 31, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2150 • PGC 18000 • ESO 306-032 • MCG -06-13-016 • IRAS 5496-3819 • 2MASX J05511855-3819136 • GALEX ASC J055118.56-381911.9 | |
IC 2150 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation dove on southern sky . It is around 131 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 105,000 light years .
The supernovae SN 2016bfu ( Type-Ia ) and SN 2016bfv (Type-II) were observed here.
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on January 31, 1898 .