IC 311
Galaxy IC 311 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 16 m 46.7 s |
declination | + 40 ° 00 ′ 13.0 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S? |
Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.90 × 0.6 |
Position angle | 113 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Abell 426 |
Redshift | 0.014200 ± 0.000300 |
Radial velocity | 4257 ± 90 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(195 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (59.7 ± 4.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | October 10, 1888 |
Catalog names | |
IC 311 • UGC 2625 • PGC 12177 • CGCG 540-076 • 2MASX J03164671 + 4000132 • NVSS J031646 + 400011 • LDCE 224 NED157 |
IC 311 is a low luminosity galaxy from the Hubble type S? in the constellation Perseus in the north star sky . It is an estimated 195 million light years from the Milky Way , about 50,000 light years in diameter, and is considered a member of the Perseus Cluster Abell 426 .
The galaxies IC 308 and IC 309 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object on October 10, 1888 by Lewis Swift discovered.