IC 2400
| Galaxy IC 2400 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lynx |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 47 m 59.1 s |
| declination | + 38 ° 04 ′ 11 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 111 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.026642 ± 0.000102 |
| Radial velocity | 7987 ± 31 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(356 ± 25) x 10 6 ly (109.2 ± 7.7) Mpc |
| diameter | 85,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 14, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2400 • PGC 24714 • CGCG 179-032 • 180-006 • MCG + 06-20-002 • IRAS 8447 + 3815 • KUG 0844 + 382 • 2MASX J08475913 + 3804114 • GALEX ASC J084759.18 + 380410.4 | |
IC 2400 is a spiral radio galaxy of the Hubble type Sc in the constellation Lynx in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 356 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 85,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies IC 2401 and IC 2405 , among others .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 14, 1896 .
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Attention: The sorting key "IC 2400" overwrites the previously used key "IC2400".