IC 36
| Galaxy IC 36 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 37 m 49.6 s |
| declination | -15 ° 26 ′ 29 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.60 'x 0.6' |
| Position angle | 175 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.023213 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | (6959 ± 45) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(313 ± 22) x 10 6 ly (95.9 ± 6.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | August 25, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 36 • PGC 138202 • IRAS 353-1542 • 2MASX J00374962-1526288 • GALEX ASC J003749.57-152628.7 | |
IC 36 is a compact galaxy with extended star formation from the Hubble type C in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 313 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 55,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 187 , IC 37 , IC 38 , IC 42 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on August 25, 1892 .