IC 2429
Galaxy IC 2429 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 03 m 42.5 s |
declination | + 29 ° 17 ′ 46 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sb |
Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
Position angle | 160 ° |
Surface brightness | 11.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.009733 ± 0.000100 |
Radial velocity | 2918 ± 30 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(128 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (39.3 ± 2.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | March 24, 1900 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2429 • PGC 25446 • CGCG 151-006 • MCG + 05-22-003 • IRAS F09007 + 2929 • 2MASX J09034250 + 2917454 • GC 9 • GALEX ASC J090342.58 + 291745.7 |
IC 2429 is a spiral dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 128 million light years from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on March 24, 1900 by Stéphane Javelle .