IC 262
| Galaxy IC 262 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 51 m 43.3 s |
| declination | + 42 ° 49 ′ 42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 1.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 62 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.017962 ± 0.000093 |
| Radial velocity | 5385 ± 28 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(246 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (75.4 ± 5.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Edward Swift |
| Discovery date | November 3, 1888 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 262 • UGC 2335 • PGC 10850 • CGCG 539-114 • MCG + 07-06-080 • 2MASX J02514329 + 4249416 • GALEX ASC J025143.24 + 424944.1 • LDCE 224 NED073 | |
IC 262 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 246 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 115,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 1122 and IC 266 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2008ey was observed here.
The object was discovered on November 3, 1888 by Edward D. Swift .
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Attention: The sort key "IC 0262" overwrites the previously used key "IC0262".