IC 2392
| Galaxy IC 2392 |
|
|---|---|
|
|
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
|
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
|
| Right ascension | 08 h 44 m 30.8 s |
| declination | + 18 ° 17 ′ 10 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15 likes |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 6 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.020808 ± 0.000120 |
| Radial velocity | 6238 ± 36 km / s |
|
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(275 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (84.2 ± 5.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | January 13, 1901 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2392 • PGC 24559 • CGCG 090-002 • MCG + 03-23-001 • IRAS 08416 + 1828 • 2MASX J08443081 + 1817102 • GALEX ASC J084430.89 + 181710.2 | |
IC 2392 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 275 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 50,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies IC 2398 , IC 2406 , IC 2409 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on January 13, 1901 .