IC 312
| Galaxy IC 312 |
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![IC 312 with LEDA 12288 (lu) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC312_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 312 with LEDA 12288 (lu) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 18 m 08.6 s |
| declination | + 41 ° 45 ′ 15 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.00 'x 0.5' |
| Position angle | 125 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 426 WBL 97 LGG 88 |
| Redshift | 0.016605 ± 0.000043 |
| Radial velocity | 4978 ± 13 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(227 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (69.6 ± 4.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | November 3, 1888 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 312 • UGC 02644 • PGC 12279 • CGCG 540-086 • MCG + 07-07-051 • 2MASX J03180835 + 4145157 • NSA 68709 • LDCE 224 NED173 | |
IC 312 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E5 in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is an estimated 227 million light years from the Milky Way , about 65,000 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 1264 , NGC 1265 , NGC 1267 , NGC 1268 .
The object was discovered on November 3, 1888 by Edward D. Swift .