IC 36
Galaxy IC 36 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
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 |
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 .