IC 2222
| Galaxy IC 2222 |
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![IC 2222 with LEDA 2101873 (lo), 2MASX J08051091 + 3727491 (ru m) & LEDA 2101054 (ru) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC2222_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 2222 with LEDA 2101873 (lo), 2MASX J08051091 + 3727491 (ru m) & LEDA 2101054 (ru) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lynx |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 05 m 14.770 s |
| declination | + 37 ° 28 ′ 21.30 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.40 'x 0.2' |
| Position angle | 120 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.033023 ± 0.000107 |
| Radial velocity | 9900 ± 32 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(442 ± 31) · 10 6 ly (135.4 ± 9.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 10, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2222 • PGC 22700 • CGCG 178-024 • 2MASX J08051477 + 3728211 • GALEX ASC J080514.76 + 372822.6 • NSA 156463 • SDSS J080514.77 + 372821.2 • WISEA J080514.77 + 372821.5 | |
IC 2222 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc with an active galaxy core in the constellation Lynx in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 442 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2221 and IC 2224 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 10, 1896 .