IC 2176
| Galaxy IC 2176 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 07 m 31.827 s |
| declination | + 32 ° 28 ′ 11.08 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 'x 0.4' |
| Position angle | 6 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.024644 ± 0.000137 |
| Radial velocity | 7388 ± 41 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(329 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (100.9 ± 7.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 11, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2176 • PGC 20193 • CGCG 146-025 • MCG + 05-17-011 • 2MASX J07073182 + 3228113 • 2MASS J07073182 + 3228114 • GALEX ASC J070731.79 + 322812.1 • WISEA J070731.82 + 322811.6 | |
IC 2176 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type S in the constellation of twins on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 329 million light years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 2178 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 11, 1898 .