IC 2308
Galaxy IC 2308 |
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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 45.2 s |
declination | + 19 ° 21 ′ 44 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sc |
Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.60 x 0.3 |
Position angle | 90 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.019150 ± 0.000014 |
Radial velocity | 5741 ± 4 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(252 ± 18) x 10 6 ly (77.4 ± 5.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | February 13, 1901 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2308 • PGC 023415 • CGCG 089-006 • MCG + 03-22-001 • IRAS 08178 + 1931 • 2MASX J08204524 + 1921444 • |
IC 2308 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc? or a galaxy group consisting of 3 galaxies in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic , which is an estimated 252 million light years from the Milky Way . The galaxy IC 2307 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on February 13, 1901 .