IC 299
Galaxy IC 299 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
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 |
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 .