IC 2593
| Galaxy IC 2593 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 36 m 15.950 s |
| declination | -12 ° 43 ′ 32.86 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.40 'x 0.3' |
| Position angle | 90 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 3396 group LGG 218 |
| Redshift | 0.051979 ± 0.000127 |
| Radial velocity | 15,583 ± 38 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(689 ± 48) · 10 6 ly (211.1 ± 14.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Herbert A. Howe |
| Discovery date | April 10, 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2593 • PGC 155439 • 2MASX J10361594-1243320 • 2MASS J10361595-1243322 • GALEX ASC J103615.99-124330.9 • WISEA J103615.96-124332.2 | |
IC 2593 is a galaxy of Hubble type S: in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 689 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter. It is considered to be a member of the seven-galaxy NGC 3313 group ( LGG 209 ), but it is too far away for that.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3296 and NGC 3297 .
The object was discovered on April 10, 1899 by Herbert Alonzo Howe .