IC 2459
| Galaxy IC 2459 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lynx |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 18 m 59.5 s |
| declination | + 34 ° 51 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E3 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 100 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 2805 group NGC 2835 group WBL 218 LGG 173 |
| Redshift | 0.023043 ± 0.000103 |
| Radial velocity | 6908 ± 31 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(307 ± 22) x 10 6 ly (94.2 ± 6.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stephane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 25, 1903 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2459 • PGC 2055725 • IRAS 09177 + 6428 • 2MASX J09185946 + 3451446 • GALEX ASC J091859.50 + 345144.7 • KTG 23B • HOLM 124D | |
IC 2459 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation Lynx at the northern sky . It is estimated to be 307 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years across .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2793 , NGC 2823 , NGC 2840 , IC 2456 .
The type II supernova SN 1998bm was observed here.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 25, 1903 .