IC 2445
Galaxy IC 2445 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 13 m 12.6 s |
declination | + 31 ° 48 ′ 28 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB? |
Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.80 'x 0.5' |
Position angle | 16 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.006565 ± 0.000073 |
Radial velocity | 1968 ± 22 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(86 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (26.4 ± 1.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | April 10, 1896 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2445 • UGC 4854 • PGC 25985 • CGCG 151-024 • MCG + 05-22-013 • 2MASX J09131272 + 3148334 • ASK 366076.0 • NSA 157098 |
IC 2445 is a spiral dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type SBab in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 86 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light-years across.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 2824 .
The object was discovered on April 10, 1896 by Stéphane Javelle .