IC 27
Galaxy IC 27 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 00 h 33 m 06.2 s |
declination | -13 ° 22 ′ 17 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S? |
Brightness (visual) | 15.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.023456 ± 0.000150 |
Radial velocity | 7032 ± 45 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(316 ± 22) · 10 6 ly (97.0 ± 6.8) Mpc |
diameter | 55,000 ly |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | November 4, 1891 |
Catalog names | |
IC 27 • PGC 143572 • 2MASX J00330625-1322173 • |
IC 27 is a galaxy of Hubble type S? in the constellation whale in the southern sky . It is around 316 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 55,000 light years .
Other objects in visual proximity are IC 28 and PGC 143569 .
The object was discovered on November 4, 1891 by Stéphane Javelle .