IC 2214

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Galaxy
IC 2214
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IC 2214 [1]
IC 2214
AladinLite
Constellation lynx
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 59 m 53.806 s
declination + 33 ° 17 ′ 25.89 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SBab  
Brightness  (visual) 13.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.4 mag
Angular expansion 0.80 'x 0.7'
Position angle 51 °
Surface brightness 12.8 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.019724 ± 0.000083  
Radial velocity 5913 ± 25 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(263 ± 18)  ·  10 6  ly
(80.6 ± 5.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date February 7, 1896
Catalog names
IC  2214 • UGC  4143 • PGC  22417 • CGCG  178-016 • MCG  + 06-18-007 • IRAS  07566 + 3325 • 2MASX  J07595380 + 3317259 • WISEA J075953.80 + 331726.0 • NVSS J075954 + 331729 • NSA 033368

IC 2214 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBab in the constellation Lynx in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 263 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2211 and IC 2212 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 7, 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 2214
  4. Seligman