IC 355
Galaxy IC 355 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | bull |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 53 m 46.2 s |
declination | + 19 ° 58 ′ 26 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sc / Sy1 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.50 × 0.5 |
Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.028847 ± 0.000033 |
Radial velocity | 8648 ± 10 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(387 ± 27) · 10 6 ly (118.8 ± 8.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | December 15, 1892 |
Catalog names | |
IC 355 • PGC 14052 • CGCG 465-010 • MCG + 03-10-010 • IRAS 03509 + 1949 • 2MASX J03534627 + 1958259 • |
IC 355 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sc in the constellation Taurus on the ecliptic . It is around 387 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 55,000 light years .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 15, 1892 .