IC 309
| Galaxy IC 309 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 16 m 06.3 s |
| declination | + 40 ° 48 ′ 16 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) 0 ^ 0 ^ |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 'x 0.9' |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 426 LGG 91 |
| Redshift | 0.014123 ± 0.000190 |
| Radial velocity | 4234 ± 57 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(194 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (59.4 ± 4.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | September 11, 1888 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 309 • PGC 12141 • CGCG 540-072 • MCG + 07-07-043 • 2MASX J03160629 + 4048161 • LDCE 224 NED150 | |
IC 309 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is an estimated 194 million light years away from the Milky Way , about 50,000 light years in diameter, and is considered a member of the Perseus Cluster Abell 426 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1250 , NGC 1259 , IC 308 , IC 310 .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on September 11, 1888 .