IC 226
| Galaxy IC 226 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | triangle |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 27 m 45.9 s |
| declination | + 28 ° 12 ′ 32 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 1.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 150 ° |
| Surface brightness | 15.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.036338 +/- 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 10,894 +/- 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(491 ± 34) · 10 6 ly (150.6 ± 10.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Rudolf Spitaler |
| Discovery date | December 31, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 226 • UGC 1922 • PGC 9373 • MCG + 05-06-046 • 2MASX J02274583 + 2812332 • GALEX ASC J022745.80 + 281232.9 • LEDA 9373 • LDCE 163 NED023 | |
IC 226 is a galaxy in the constellation Triangulum in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 491 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 245,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky is the galaxy IC 227 .
The object was discovered by Rudolf Spitaler on December 31, 1891 .
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Attention: The sort key “IC 0226” overwrites the previously used key “IC0226”.