IC 285
Galaxy IC 285 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 04 m 06.2 s |
declination | -12 ° 00 ′ 56 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sat |
Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.10 x 0.2 |
Position angle | 117 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.010891 ± 0.000117 |
Radial velocity | 3265 ± 35 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(144 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (44.2 ± 3.1) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | December 7, 1893 |
Catalog names | |
IC 285 • PGC 11557 • MCG -02-08-044 • 2MASX J03040620-1200556 • GALEX ASC J030406.46-120056.7 • USGC S110 NED06 |
IC 285 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sab in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is estimated to be 144 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 45,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 1195 , NGC 1196 , NGC 1200 , IC 287 , among others .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 7, 1893 .