IC 238
Galaxy IC 238 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Aries |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 35 m 22.68 s |
declination | + 12 ° 50 ′ 15.8 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 30 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | isolated |
Redshift | 0.020041 ± 0.000070 |
Radial velocity | 6008 ± 21 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(271 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (83.0 ± 5.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | October 12, 1887 |
Catalog names | |
IC 238 • UGC 2070 • PGC 9835 • CGCG 439-018 • MCG + 02-07-016 • 2MASX J02352268 + 1250156 • 2MIG 302 • EIG 1a-04 • GALEX ASC J023522.74 + 125014.8 • WISEA J023522.67 + 125016.0 |
IC 238 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Aries on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 271 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on October 12, 1887 .