IC 223
| Galaxy IC 223 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 22 m 01.1 s |
| declination | -20 ° 44 ′ 45 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | IB (s) m |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 152 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 908 group LGG 56 |
| Redshift | 0.005267 ± 0.000003 |
| Radial velocity | 1579 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(69 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (21.1 ± 1.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Frank Muller |
| Discovery date | November 19, 1887 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 223 • PGC 8998 • ESO 545-8 • MCG -04-06-031 • IRAS 2197-2058 • 2MASX J02220127-2044493 • SGC 21942-2058.3 • GALEX ASC J022200.99-204444.6 • KTS 16B | |
IC 223 is an irregular galaxy of the Hubble type IBm in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is around 69 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 20,000 ly. Together with NGC 899 and NGC 907 , it forms the gravitationally bound galaxy trio KTS 16 .
The object was discovered by Frank Muller on November 19, 1887 .
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Attention: The sort key "IC 0223" overwrites the previously used key "IC0223".