IC 291
Galaxy IC 291 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
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 |
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 .