IC 284
Galaxy IC 284 |
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IC 284 with PGC 11646 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 06 m 09.9 s |
declination | + 42 ° 22 ′ 19 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAdm |
Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 3.8 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
Position angle | 13 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 1186 group LGG 82 |
Redshift | 0.009083 ± 0.000020 |
Radial velocity | 2723 ± 6 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(127 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (38.8 ± 2.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | October 27, 1888 |
Catalog names | |
IC 284 • UGC 2531 • PGC 11643 • CGCG 540-037 • MCG + 07-07-023 • IRAS 03029 + 4211 • 2MASX J03060989 + 4222189 • LDCE 224 NED110 |
IC 284 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type SD in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 127 million light years from the Milky Way and about 140,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 1171 and NGC 1186 , it forms the NGC 1186 group .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1174 , NGC 1175 , NGC 1177 , IC 288 .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on October 27, 1888 .