IC 265

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Galaxy
IC 265
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IC 265 with LEDA 197775 (ul)
IC 265 with LEDA 197775 (ul)
AladinLite
Constellation Perseus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 54 m 44.0 s
declination + 41 ° 39 ′ 19 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E0  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.6 mag
Angular expansion 0.7 ′ × 0.7 ′
Surface brightness 13.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.017919 ± 0.000082  
Radial velocity 5372 ± 25 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(245 ± 17)  ·  10 6  ly
(75.2 ± 5.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date November 3, 1888
Catalog names
IC  265 • PGC  10978 • CGCG  539-127 • 540-009 • MCG  + 07-07-006 • 2MASX  J02544397 + 4139188 • GALEX ASC J025443.92 + 413919.6 • LDCE 224 NED083

IC 265 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Perseus the northern sky . It is estimated to be 245 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 50,000 ly.
In the same area of ​​the sky are the galaxies NGC 1129 , NGC 1130 , NGC 1131 , IC 266 , among others .

The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on November 3, 1888 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : IC 265
  3. Seligman

Attention: The sort key “IC 0265” overwrites the previously used key “IC0265”.