IC 2337

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Galaxy
IC 2337
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Constellation cancer
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 08 h 23 m 20.3 s
declination + 18 ° 32 ′ 07 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.9 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.7 mag
Angular expansion 0.3 ′ × 0.1 ′
Position angle 45 °
Surface brightness 10.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation isolated  
Redshift 0.038273 ± 0.000092  
Radial velocity 11,474 ± ​​28 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(508 ± 36)  ·  10 6  Lj
(155.9 ± 10.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Max Wolf
Discovery date February 13, 1901
Catalog names
IC  2337 • PGC  23529 • CGCG  089-010 • IRAS  08205 + 1841 • 2MASX  J08232025 + 1832065 • GALEX ASC J082320.36 + 183207.0 • SIG 3150

IC 2337 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated 508 million ly. From the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 45,000 ly.

The galaxies NGC 2581 and IC 2340 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered by Max Wolf on February 13, 1901 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 2337
  3. Seligman