IC 2208
| Galaxy IC 2208 |
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![IC 2208 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC2208_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 2208 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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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 |
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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 .