IC 2205

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Galaxy
IC 2205
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IC 2205 [1]
IC 2205
AladinLite
Constellation Twins
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 46 m 54.572 s
declination + 26 ° 52 ′ 20.37 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.9 mag
Angular expansion 0.50 '× 0.3'
Position angle 45 °
Surface brightness 11.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation WBL 152  
Redshift 0.015681 ± 0.000150  
Radial velocity 4701 ± 45 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(207 ± 15)  ·  10 6  ly
(63.6 ± 4.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date January 16, 1896
Catalog names
IC  2205 • PGC  21773 • CGCG  148-015 • 2MASX  I J0746545 + 265220 • 2MASS J07465456 + 2652204 • NSA 43962

IC 2205 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type S in the constellation of twins on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 207 million light years from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years across.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2449 , NGC 2450 , IC 474 , IC 476 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 16, 1896 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 2205
  4. Seligman