IC 2201
| Galaxy IC 2201 |
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| IC 2201 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 36 m 16.809 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 07 ′ 21.75 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb (f) |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.30 'x 0.3' |
| Position angle | 67 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.015414 ± 0.000143 |
| Radial velocity | 4621 ± 43 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(205 ± 14) x 10 6 ly (62.9 ± 4.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 11, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2201 • UGC 3926 • PGC 21372 • CGCG 177-036 • MCG + 06-17-020 • 2MASX J07361682 + 3307213 • 2MASS J07361681 + 3307216 • WISEA J073616.80 + 330721.7 • LDCE 516 NED007 | |
IC 2201 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sa in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 205 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 2410 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 11, 1898 .