IC 338
| Galaxy IC 338 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | bull |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 37 m 38.1 s |
| declination | + 03 ° 07 ′ 08 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 'x 0.7' |
| Position angle | 171 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.019257 |
| Radial velocity | 5773 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(257 ± 18) · 10 6 ly (78.8 ± 5.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | October 13, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 338 • PGC 13373 • CGCG 391-018 • MCG + 00-10-007 • 2MASX J03373810 + 0307077 • GALEX ASC J033738.07 + 030707.5 • LEDA 13373 | |
IC 338 is a galaxy in the constellation Taurus on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 257 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxy IC 1967 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on October 13, 1891 .
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Attention: The sorting key “IC 0338” overwrites the previously used key “IC0338”.