IC 2230
Galaxy IC 2230 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
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 |
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 .