IC 299
| Galaxy IC 299 |
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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 11 m 02.5 s |
| declination | -13 ° 06 ′ 35 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.032046 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 9607 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(427 ± 30) x 10 6 ly (130.9 ± 9.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | October 13, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 299 • PGC 942795 • 2MASX J03110251-1306342 • | |
IC 299 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is an estimated 427 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on October 13, 1891 .