IC 268
| Galaxy IC 268 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 55 m 26.95 s |
| declination | -14 ° 06 ′ 10.8 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 72 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.032406 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 9715 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(432 ± 30) · 10 6 ly (132.5 ± 9.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | December 1, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 268 • PGC 11032 • MCG -02-08-024 • 2MASX J02552693-1406106 • GALEX ASC J025527.00-140610.8 • WISEA J025526.97-140611.3 | |
IC 268 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type SB? in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is an estimated 432 million light years from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1158 , IC 269 , IC 270 , IC 272 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 1, 1891 .