IC 2387
Galaxy IC 2387 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
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 |
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 .