IC 362
| Galaxy IC 362 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 16 m 42.427 s |
| declination | -12 ° 12 ′ 00.38 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | cD? / E +? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 1 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.029877 ± 0.000073 |
| Radial velocity | 8957 ± 22 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(396 ± 28) · 10 6 ly (121.5 ± 8.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | October 14, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 362 • PGC 14782 • MCG -02-11-031 • 2MASX J04164244-1212000 • GALEX ASC J041642.39-121157.4 • LDCE 296 NED006 • WISEA J041642.43-121200.4 | |
IC 362 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E4 in the constellation Eridanus the southern sky . It is an estimated 396 million light years away from the Milky Way and is approximately 205,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on October 14, 1891 .