IC 2422

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Galaxy
IC 2422
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SDSS recording
SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation cancer
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 08 h 54 m 21.3 s
declination + 20 ° 13 ′ 31 ″
Appearance
Morphological type C.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.6 mag
Angular expansion 0.50 x 0.5
Surface brightness 12.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.031315 ± 0.000080  
Radial velocity 9388 ± 24 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(416 ± 29)  x  10 6  ly
(127.4 ± 8.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date April 6, 1896
Catalog names
IC  2422 • PGC  024998 • CGCG  090-034 • MCG  + 03-23-016 • 2MASX  J08542435 + 2013285 •

IC 2422 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 416 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 60,000 ly.
In the same area of ​​the sky is the galaxy IC 2423 .

The property was built on April 6, 1896 by Stéphane Javelle .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d SEDS : IC 2422
  3. Seligman