IC 2196
Galaxy IC 2196 |
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IC 2196 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Twins |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 07 h 34 m 09.743 s |
declination | + 31 ° 24 ′ 20.37 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E. |
Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
Position angle | 150 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 2410 group LGG 146 |
Redshift | 0.015818 ± 0.000304 |
Radial velocity | (4742 ± 91) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(210 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (64.5 ± 4.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Edward E. Barnard |
Discovery date | May 9, 1888 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2196 • UGC 3910 • PGC 21300 • CGCG 147-040 • MCG + 05-18-021 • 2MASX J07340975 + 3124212 • 2MASS J07340975 + 3124208 • LDCE 516 NED004 • NSA 134569 |
IC 2196 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble-type E2 in the constellation of twins on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 210 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter. Together with four other galaxies, it forms the NGC 2410 group ( LGG 146 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2193 , IC 2194 , IC 2197 , IC 2199 .
The object was discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard on May 9, 1888 .