IC 291
| Galaxy IC 291 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 07 m 26.4 s |
| declination | -12 ° 35 ′ 15 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R) SB (r) 0 / a? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 90 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.013920 ± 0.000097 |
| Radial velocity | 4173 ± 29 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(184 ± 13) x 10 6 ly (56.5 ± 4.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | October 13, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 291 • PGC 11699 • MCG -02-09-001 • IRAS 03050-1246 • 2MASX J03072644-1235147 • LDCE 0219 NED006 | |
IC 291 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0-a in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 184 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on October 13, 1891 .