IC 2307
Galaxy IC 2307 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 08 h 20 m 42.8 s |
declination | + 19 ° 26 ′ 26 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sab? |
Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.60 x 0.3 |
Position angle | 165 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.043153 ± 0.000167 |
Radial velocity | 12,937 ± 50 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(574 ± 40) · 10 6 ly (176 ± 12.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | February 13, 1901 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2307 • PGC 023417 • CGCG 089-004 • 2MASX J08204284 + 1926264 • GALEX ASC J082042.80 + 192625.9 |
IC 2307 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 574 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 100,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 2572 and IC 2308 , among others .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on February 13, 1901 .