IC 359
Galaxy IC 359 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | bull |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 04 h 12 m 28.3 s |
declination | + 27 ° 42 ′ 07 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E-S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.30 × 1.3 |
Surface brightness | 14.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.013519 +/- 0.000157 |
Radial velocity | 4053 +/- 47 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(183 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (56.0 ± 4.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | December 25, 1891 |
Catalog names | |
IC 359 • UGC 2980 • PGC 14653 • CGCG 508-008 • MCG + 05-10-009 • 2MASX J04122834 + 2742065 • LDCE 0290 NED002 |
IC 359 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type e-S0 in the constellation Taurus on the ecliptic , the estimated 183 million light-years from the Milky Way remote is.
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on December 25, 1891 .