IC 2217

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Galaxy
IC 2217
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IC 2217 with LEDA 1809197 (ru) [1]
IC 2217 with LEDA 1809197 (ru)
AladinLite
Constellation Twins
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 08 h 00 m 49.73 s
declination + 27 ° 30 ′ 01.1 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S?  
Brightness  (visual) 13.5 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 14.4 mag
Angular expansion 0.60 'x 0.4'
Position angle 80 °
Surface brightness 11.8 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.017365 ± 0.000033  
Radial velocity 5206 ± 10 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(230 ± 16)  x  10 6  ly
(70.6 ± 4.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date February 8, 1896
Catalog names
IC  2217 • UGC  4160 • PGC  22476 • CGCG  148-091 • MCG  + 05-19-031 • IRAS  07577 + 2738 • 2MASX  J08004972 + 2730010 • WISEA J080049.73 + 273000.6 • NVSS J080049 + 273001 • NSA 134783

IC 2217 is a galaxy of Hubble type S: the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 230 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light-years across.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2490 , NGC 2492 , IC 485 , IC 2213 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 8, 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 2217
  4. Seligman