IC 2340
| Galaxy IC 2340 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 23 m 30.0 s |
| declination | + 18 ° 44 ′ 58 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 171 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.026942 ± 0.000153 |
| Radial velocity | 8077 ± 46 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(357 ± 25) x 10 6 ly (109.4 ± 7.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | March 1, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2340 • PGC 23544 • CGCG 089-011 • MCG + 03-22-006 • 2MASX J08233004 + 1844574 • GALEX ASC J082330.05 + 184501.2 • LDCE 572 NED002 | |
IC 2340 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 357 million ly. From the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 75,000 ly.
The galaxies NGC 2581 and IC 2337 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on March 1, 1900 .