IC 2435
Galaxy IC 2435 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 06 m 49.8 s |
declination | + 26 ° 16 ′ 32 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E. |
Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.80 x 0.4 |
Position angle | 120 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.020818 ± 0.000157 |
Radial velocity | 6241 ± 47 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(276 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (84.6 ± 6.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | April 8, 1896 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2435 • UGC 04782 • PGC 25571 • CGCG 121-019 • MCG + 04-22-014 • 2MASX J09064976 + 2616317 • |
IC 2435 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E5 in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 276 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 65,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 2750 and NGC 2753 , among others .
The object was discovered on April 8, 1896 by Stéphane Javelle .