IC 2432
Galaxy IC 2432 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Water snake |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 04 m 39.5 s |
declination | + 05 ° 30 ′ 43 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sab / LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.50 x 0.2 |
Position angle | 135 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.033360 ± 0.000120 |
Radial velocity | 10,001 ± 36 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(441 ± 31) · 10 6 ly (135.1 ± 9.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | March 23, 1900 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2432 • PGC 25479 • CGCG 033-056 • 2MASX J09043951 + 0530433 • GALEX ASC J090439.50 + 053044.7 |
IC 2432 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble-type Sab in the constellation Water Snake south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 441 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on March 23, 1900 by Stéphane Javelle .