IC 294
| Galaxy IC 294 / IC 1889 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 11 m 03.1 s |
| declination | + 40 ° 37 ′ 20 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R) SB (rs) 0 / a: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ × 1.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 123 ° |
| Surface brightness | 15.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 88 |
| Redshift | 0.016728 ± 0.000314 |
| Radial velocity | 5015 ± 94 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(229 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (70.1 ± 5.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | September 11, 1888 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 294 • 295 • 296 • 1889 • UGC 2574 • PGC 11878 • CGCG 540-054 • MCG + 07-07-033 • 2MASX J03110311 + 4037195 • LDCE 224 NED128 | |
IC 294 = IC 295 = IC 296 = IC 1889 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 229 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 140,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 1212 , IC 290 , IC 292 , IC 293 , among others .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on September 11, 1888 .
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Attention: The sort key "IC 0294" overwrites the previously used key "IC0294".