IC 217

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Galaxy
IC 217 / IC 1787
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IC 217 [1] SDSS image
IC 217 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 16 m 10.44 s
declination -11 ° 55 ′ 36.2 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Scd? / sp / HII  
Brightness  (visual) 13.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.3 mag
Angular expansion 2.2 ′ × 0.5 ′
Position angle 39 °
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.006304 ± 0.000007  
Radial velocity 1890 ± 2 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(84 ± 6)  ·  10 6  ly
(25.8 ± 1.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date December 7, 1893
Catalog names
IC  217 • PGC  8673 • MCG  -02-06-046 • IRAS  2137-1209 • 2MASX  J02161043-1155361 • GALEX ASC J021610.47-115535.8 • HIPASS J0216-11a • LDCE 149 NED003

IC 217 = IC 1787 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sc with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 84 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 873 .

The type IIb supernova SN 2014cl was observed here.

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 7, 1893 .

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 217
  4. Simbad
  5. Seligman