IC 2181
| Galaxy IC 2181 |
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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 13 m 10.353 s |
| declination | + 18 ° 59 ′ 44.98 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sab |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 'x 0.5' |
| Position angle | 140 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.016575 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 4969 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(219 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (67.0 ± 4.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 7, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2181 • UGC 3744 • PGC 20417 • CGCG 086-008 • MCG + 03-19-005 • 2MASX J07131030 + 1859458 • 2MASS J07131032 + 1859456 • GALEX ASC J071310.35 + 185946.5 • WISEA J071310.33 + 185945.6 | |
IC 2181 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sab in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 219 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 2182 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 7, 1896 .