IC 277
| Galaxy IC 277 |
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![IC 277 with LEDA 213138 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC277_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 277 with LEDA 213138 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 59 m 50.6 s |
| declination | + 02 ° 46 ′ 17 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) bc / Sbrst |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 33 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.009503 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 2849 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(128 ± 9) x 10 6 ly (39.1 ± 2.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | January 6, 1894 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 277 • UGC 2460 • PGC 11336 • CGCG 389-060 • MCG + 00-08-064 • IRAS 02572 + 0234 • KUG 0257 + 025 • 2MASX J02595060 + 0246168 • Mrk 602 • 2MIG 361 • HIPASS J0259 + 02 • LDCE 212 NED006 • WISEA J025950.59 + 024616.7 | |
IC 277 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc with a high rate of star formation in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 128 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 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 273 .
The object was discovered on January 6, 1894 by the French astronomer Stéphane Javelle .