IC 2198
| Galaxy IC 2198 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 34 m 11.1 s |
| declination | + 23 ° 57 ′ 59 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.018066 ± 0.000127 |
| Radial velocity | (5416 ± 38) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(239 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (73.3 ± 5.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 7, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2198 • PGC 21298 • CGCG 117-054 • 2MASX J07341112 + 2357586 • | |
IC 2198 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 239 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 7, 1896 .