IC 2213
| Galaxy IC 2213 |
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![IC 2213 with LEDA 3445099 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC2213_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 2213 with LEDA 3445099 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 59 m 06.551 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 27 ′ 50.42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 'x 0.6' |
| Position angle | 45 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.022612 ± 0.000163 |
| Radial velocity | 6779 ± 49 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(300 ± 21) · 10 6 ly (92.1 ± 6.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 8, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2213 • PGC 22372 • CGCG 148-076 N01 • MCG + 05-19-025 • 2MASX J07590658 + 2727507 • GALEX ASC J075906.46 + 272749.8 • WISEA J075906.55 + 272750.6 • NSA 134757 | |
IC 2213 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 300 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light-years across. Together with PGC 3445099 it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2490 , NGC 2492 , IC 485 , IC 2217 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 8, 1896 .