IC 317
Galaxy IC 317 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 18 m 55.5 s |
declination | -12 ° 44 ′ 25 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB? |
Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
Position angle | 39 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.033497 ± 0.000123 |
Radial velocity | 10,042 ± 37 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(446 ± 31) · 10 6 ly (136.8 ± 9.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | January 2, 1892 |
Catalog names | |
IC 317 • PGC 12346 • MCG -02-09-026 • IRAS F03165-1255 • 2MASX J03185550-1244249 • GALEX ASC J031855.60-124426.1 |
IC 317 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type SB? in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is an estimated 446 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 120,000 light years in diameter .
In the same region of the sky there is u. a. the galaxy NGC 1296 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 2, 1892 .
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Individual evidence
Attention: The sort key “IC 0317” overwrites the previously used key “IC0317”.