IC 2387
| Galaxy IC 2387 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 38 m 34.0 s |
| declination | + 30 ° 47 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Scd: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.10 'x 0.5' |
| Position angle | 18 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.025614 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 7679 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(341 ± 24) · 10 6 ly (104.6 ± 7.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 14, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2387 • UGC 4511 • PGC 24299 • CGCG 150-013 • MCG + 05-21-003 • IRAS 08354 + 3058 • 2MASX J08383400 + 3047554 • GALEX ASC J083833.99 + 304756.0 • NVSS J083833 + 304755 | |
IC 2387 is a spiral radio galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 341 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 115,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on February 14, 1896 by Stéphane Javelle .