IC 358

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Galaxy
IC 358
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Constellation bull
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 03 m 42.9 s
declination + 19 ° 53 ′ 42 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0  
Brightness  (visual) 14.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.1 mag
Angular expansion 1.00 × 0.4
Position angle 64 °
Surface brightness 13.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.022582 +/- 0.000033  
Radial velocity 6770 +/- 10 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(303 ± 21)  ·  10 6  ly
(93.0 ± 6.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date February 17, 1892
Catalog names
IC  358 • UGC  2940 • PGC  14382 • CGCG  466-009 • MCG  + 03-11-006 • 2MASX  J04034287 + 1953415 • GALEX ASC J040342.60 + 195338.6 • LDCE 280 NED002

IC 358 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Taurus on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 303 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 90,000 ly.
In the same area of ​​the sky is the galaxy IC 2016 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 17, 1892 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 358
  3. Seligman