IC 2444
| Galaxy IC 2444 |
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![IC 2444 with LEDA 1893944 (right) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC2444_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 2444 with LEDA 1893944 (ur) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 12 m 50.8 s |
| declination | + 30 ° 12 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.60 'x 0.6' |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.021782 ± 0.000073 |
| Radial velocity | 6530 ± 22 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(290 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (88.8 ± 6.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 8, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2444 • PGC 25969 • CGCG 151-022 • MCG + 05-22-012 • 2MASX J09125088 + 3012448 • GALEX ASC J091250.92 + 301245.0 • NSA 84746 • USGC U215 NED04 | |
IC 2444 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 290 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2783 , NGC 2789 , IC 2449 .
The object was discovered on April 8, 1896 by Stéphane Javelle .