IC 273

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Galaxy
IC 273
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IC 273 [1]
IC 273
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 57 m 10.78 s
declination + 02 ° 46 ′ 30.2 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SBa:  
Brightness  (visual) 13.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.3 mag
Angular expansion 1.5 ′ × 0.5 ′
Position angle 31 °
Surface brightness 12.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 1137 group
LGG 79  
Redshift 0.010634 ± 0.000027  
Radial velocity 3188 ± 8 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(143 ± 10)  ·  10 6  ly
(43.8 ± 3.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date January 6, 1894
Catalog names
IC  273 • UGC  2425 • PGC  11156 • CGCG  389-052 • MCG  + 00-08-052 • IRAS  02546 + 0234 • 2MASX  J02571077 + 0246302 • GALEX ASC J025710.78 + 024633.4 • LDCE 212 NED002 • NVSS J025710 + 024625

IC 273 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 143 million light years from the Milky Way and is approximately 60,000 light years in diameter. Together with four other galaxies, it forms the NGC 1137 group ( LGG 79 ).

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1153 and IC 277 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 6, 1894 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : IC 273
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman