IC 2268
| Galaxy IC 2268 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 18 m 06.5 s |
| declination | + 24 ° 47 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.20 'x 0.2' |
| Surface brightness | 10.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.006709 ± 0.000101 |
| Radial velocity | 2011 ± 30 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(87 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (26.6 ± 1.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 11, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2268 • PGC 23273 • CGCG 119-037 • IRAS F08151 + 2457 • KUG 0815 + 249 • 2MASX J08180656 + 2447469 • GALEX ASC J081806.58 + 244747.8 • USGC U171 NED02 | |
IC 2268 is a compact dwarf galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 87 million light years from the Milky Way and about 5,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 501 , IC 2254 , IC 2267 , IC 2282 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 11, 1896 .