IC 2378
| Galaxy IC 2378 |
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![SDSS image from IC 2378 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC2378_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| SDSS image from IC 2378 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 28 m 31.6 s |
| declination | + 30 ° 25 ′ 53 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | cD / BrClG |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 'x 0.8' |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
Abell 671 WBL 183 |
| Redshift | 0.050298 ± 0.000107 |
| Radial velocity | 15,079 ± 32 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(672 ± 47) x 10 6 ly (205.9 ± 14.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | January 24, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2378 • CGCG 149-031 N01 • MCG + 05-20-017 • 2MASX J08283161 + 3025523 • 2MASS J08283165 + 3025526 • WISE A J082831.64 + 302552.7 • ASK 266290.0 • NSA 0ß47768 | |
IC 2378 is a cD galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is around 672 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 160,000 light years .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2374 , IC 2376 , IC 2380 , IC 2383 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 24, 1898 .