IC 2230
| Galaxy IC 2230 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 10 m 56.5 s |
| declination | + 25 ° 41 ′ 05 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / C |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.30 'x 0.2' |
| Position angle | 160 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.025461 ± 0.000177 |
| Radial velocity | 7633 ± 53 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(338 ± 24) x 10 6 ly (103.7 ± 7.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 11, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2230 • PGC 22944 • CGCG 119-007 • 2MASX J08105653 + 2541050 • GALEX ASC J081056.49 + 254105.7 | |
IC 2230 is a compact lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type C / S0 in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 338 million light years from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2535 , NGC 2540 , IC 496 , IC 497 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 11, 1896 .