IC 2208
Galaxy IC 2208 |
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IC 2208 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Twins |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 07 h 52 m 07.839 s |
declination | + 27 ° 29 ′ 02.12 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 ^ - / LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.00 'x 0.7' |
Position angle | 20 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 155 |
Redshift | 0.026819 ± 0.000187 |
Radial velocity | 8040 ± 56 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(357 ± 25) x 10 6 ly (109.4 ± 7.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | April 7, 1897 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2208 • PGC 22040 • CGCG 148-053 • 2MASX J07520782 + 2729023 • GALEX ASC J075207.87 + 272902.0 • WISEA J075207.82 + 272902.1 • LDCE 531 NED005 |
IC 2208 is a lens-shaped galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 357 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 105,000 light-years across.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 479 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 7, 1897 .