IC 288

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Galaxy
IC 288
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IC 288 with LEDA 213163 (ur)
IC 288 with LEDA 213163 (ur)
AladinLite
Constellation Perseus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 07 m 32.9 s
declination + 42 ° 23 ′ 15 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S?  
Brightness  (visual) 14.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.1 mag
Angular expansion 1.00 'x 0.3'
Position angle 42 °
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation LGG 88  
Redshift 0.017339 ± 0.000110  
Radial velocity 5198 ± 33 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(237 ± 17)  ·  10 6  ly
(72.7 ± 5.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date October 31, 1888
Catalog names
IC  288 • UGC  2544 • PGC  11702 • CGCG  540-043 • MCG  + 07-07-027 • 2MASX  J03073290 + 4223151 • NSA 133179 • LDCE 224 NED115

IC 288 is a galaxy in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is an estimated 237 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 1174 , NGC 1177 , NGC 1198 , IC 284 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on October 31, 1888 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 288
  3. ^ VizieR
  4. Seligman

Attention: The sort key "IC 0288" overwrites the previously used key "IC0288".