IC 2178

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Galaxy
IC 2178
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Constellation Twins
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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  
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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : IC 2178
  3. Seligman