IC 278
| Galaxy IC 278 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 01 m 30.4 s |
| declination | + 37 ° 45 ′ 58 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.016378 ± 0.000160 |
| Radial velocity | 4910 ± 48 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(224 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (68.7 ± 4.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Sherburne W. Burnham |
| Discovery date | September 12, 1890 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 278 • UGC 2481 • PGC 11414 • CGCG 524-044 • MCG + 06-07-032 • 2MASX J03013044 + 3745578 • NSA 133013 • LDCE 218 NED002 | |
IC 278 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Perseus in the southern sky . It is an estimated 224 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on September 12, 1890 by Sherburne Wesley Burnham .
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Attention: The sort key “IC 0278” overwrites the previously used key “IC0278”.