IC 2668

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Galaxy
IC 2668
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IC 2668 [1]
IC 2668
AladinLite
Constellation cups
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 15 m 32.28 s
declination -14 ° 10 ′ 15.9 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB (rs) a / pec  
Brightness  (visual) 13.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.6 mag
Angular expansion 1.30 'x 0.8'
Position angle 140 °
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.016068 ± 0.000023  
Radial velocity 4817 ± 7 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(208 ± 15)  ·  10 6  ly
(63.7 ± 4.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Herbert Alonzo Howe
Discovery date April 25, 1898
Catalog names
IC  2668 • PGC  34333 • MCG  -02-29-015 • IRAS  11130-1353 • 2MASX  J11153229-1410158 • LDCE 788 NED003 • NVSS J111532-141008 • WISEA J111532.27-141015.9

IC 2668 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sa in the constellation cup south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 208 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years across.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3591 and IC 679 .

The object was discovered by Herbert Alonzo Howe on April 25, 1898 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : IC 2668
  4. ↑ Seligman