IC 2217
| Galaxy IC 2217 |
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| IC 2217 with LEDA 1809197 (ru) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| 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 |
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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 .