IC 2178
| Galaxy IC 2178 |
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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 37.660 s |
| declination | + 32 ° 30 ′ 44.65 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.40 'x 0.2' |
| Position angle | 130 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.024760 ± 0.000090 |
| Radial velocity | 7423 ± 27 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(330 ± 23) · 10 6 ly (101.3 ± 7.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 11, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2178 • PGC 20196 • CGCG 146-026 • 2MASX J07073763 + 3230449 • 2MASS J07073764 + 3230450 • GALEX ASC J070737.63 + 323045.4 • WISEA J070737.64 + 323045.0 | |
IC 2178 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type S in the constellation of twins on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 330 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 2176 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 11, 1898 .