IC 269
| Galaxy IC 269 |
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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 26.494 s |
| declination | -14 ° 04 ′ 00.54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 126 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.027919 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 8370 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(372 ± 26) x 10 6 ly (114.1 ± 8.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | December 1, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 269 • PGC 11033 • MCG -02-08-023 • 2MASX J02552652-1404006 • 2MASS J02552650-1404003 • LDCE 198 NED016 • WISEA J025526.50-140400.0 | |
IC 269 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is estimated to be 372 million light years from the Milky Way and about 120,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1158 , IC 268 , IC 270 , IC 272 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 1, 1891 .