IC 343
| Galaxy IC 343 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 40 m 07.1 s |
| declination | -18 ° 26 ′ 36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) 0+: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.60 × 0.8 |
| Position angle | 118 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Eridanus group SSRS group 72 NGC 1400 group NGC 1407 group LGG 100 |
| Redshift | 0.006141 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | 1841 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(79 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (24.1 ± 1.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Frank Muller |
| Discovery date | October 14, 1887 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 343 • PGC 13495 • ESO 548-066 • MCG -03-10-029 • 2MASX J03400714-1826364 • SGC 033752-1836.3 • GALEX ASC J034007.30-182636.2 • LDCE 251 NED033 | |
IC 343 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Eridanus south of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 79 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter . The galaxy is considered a member of the Eridanus Galaxy Cluster .
In the same region of the sky there are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1394 , NGC 1402 , NGC 1407 , IC 345 .
The object was discovered by Frank Muller on October 14, 1887 .