IC 254
| Galaxy IC 254 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 42 m 06.3 s |
| declination | -15 ° 05 ′ 30 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0- |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.024674 +/- 0.000103 |
| Radial velocity | 7397 +/- 31 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(329 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (100.8 ± 7.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | December 5, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 254 • 2MASX J02420497-1506239 • | |
IC 254 is a galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Cetus the south celestial equator , an estimated 329 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center.
The galaxies NGC 1065 , IC 251 , IC 252 , IC 253 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 5, 1891 .
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Attention: The sort key "IC 0254" overwrites the previously used key "IC0254".