IC 315
Galaxy IC 315 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 19 m 09.3 s |
declination | + 04 ° 02 ′ 19 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S: |
Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.70 × 0.3 |
Position angle | 36 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.030468 ± 0.000123 |
Radial velocity | 9134 ± 37 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(408 ± 29) x 10 6 ly (125.1 ± 8.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | January 11, 1894 |
Catalog names | |
IC 315 • PGC 12364 • CGCG 416-006 • 2MASX J03190932 + 0402184 • AGC 130467 • NSA 133304 |
IC 315 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type S in the constellation Cetus south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 408 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 11, 1894 .