IC 2433
| Galaxy IC 2433 |
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| SDSS image of IC 2433 with LEDA 1672786 (left) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 05 m 28.7 s |
| declination | + 22 ° 36 ′ 08 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc ?? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 x 0.4 |
| Position angle | 120 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.036155 ± 0.000097 |
| Radial velocity | 10,839 ± 29 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(481 ± 34) · 10 6 ly (147.4 ± 10.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 6, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2433 • PGC 25514 • CGCG 121-016 • MCG + 04-22-010 • IRAS 09025 + 2248 • 2MASX J09052877 + 2236082 • | |
IC 2433 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 481 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 125,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 2737 and NGC 2738 , among others .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 6, 1896 .