IC 2402
| Galaxy IC 2402 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 47 m 59.0 s |
| declination | + 31 ° 47 ′ 08 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.067373 ± 0.000127 |
| Radial velocity | 20198 ± 38 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(901 ± 63) · 10 6 Lj (276.1 ± 19.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 15, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2402 • PGC 24720 • CGCG 150-033 • MCG + 05-21-010 • 2MASX J08475906 + 3147083 • GALEX ASC J084759.02 + 314709.0 | |
IC 2402 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 900 million light years from the Milky Way and about 135,000 ly in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 15, 1896 .