IC 300
| Galaxy IC 300 |
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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 14 m 16.0 s |
| declination | + 42 ° 24 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.3 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 426 |
| Redshift | 0.017782 ± 0.000107 |
| Radial velocity | 5331 ± 32 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(243 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (74.5 ± 5.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis A. Swift |
| Discovery date | September 15, 1888 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 300 • PGC 11982 • 2198416 • 2MASX J03141604 + 4224550 • NSA 155473 • LDCE 224 NED140 | |
IC 300 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is an estimated 243 million light years away from the Milky Way , about 20,000 light years in diameter, and is a member of the Perseus Cluster Abell 426 . In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1250 and IC 301 .
The astronomical object was discovered on September 15, 1888 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift .