IC 270
| Galaxy IC 270 |
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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 44.190 s |
| declination | -14 ° 12 ′ 28.40 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | cD / SA0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 1.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 90 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.029170 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | 8745 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(389 ± 27) x 10 6 ly (119.2 ± 8.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | December 1, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 270 • PGC 11061 • MCG -02-08-028 • 2MASX J02554422-1412278 • GALEX ASC J025544.26-141227.0 • LDCE 198 NED017 • NVSS J025544-141228 • WISEA J025544.19-141228.3 | |
IC 270 is a cD galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 389 million light years from the Milky Way and about 195,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1158 , IC 268 , IC 269 , IC 272 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2004go was observed here.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 1, 1891 .