IC 363

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Galaxy
IC 363
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Constellation bull
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 18 m 55.4 s
declination + 03 ° 01 ′ 59 ″
Appearance
Morphological type C.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.4 mag
Angular expansion 0.2 ′ × 0.2 ′
Surface brightness 10.8 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.011705 ± 0.000113  
Radial velocity 3509 ± 34 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(155 ± 11)  ·  10 6  ly
(47.4 ± 3.4)  Mpc 
history
discovery Sherburne W. Burnham
Discovery date September 16, 1890
Catalog names
IC  363 • PGC  14847 • CGCG  392-019 • 2MASX  J04185539 + 0301586 • GALEX ASC J041855.47 + 030159.1 • LDCE 297 NED009

IC 363 is a compact dwarf galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Taurus on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 155 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 5,000 ly.
In the same area of ​​the sky are the galaxies NGC 1550 , IC 364 , IC 365 , IC 366 .

The object was discovered on September 16, 1890 by Sherburne Wesley Burnham .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : IC 363
  3. Seligman

Attention: The sort key “IC 0363” overwrites the previously used key “IC0363”.