IC 368
| Galaxy IC 368 |
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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 22 m 42.7 s |
| declination | -12 ° 36 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 'x 0.8' |
| Position angle | 174 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 496 |
| Redshift | 0.020791 ± 0.000103 |
| Radial velocity | 6233 ± 31 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(274 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (84.1 ± 5.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | October 15, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 368 • PGC 14994 • MCG -02-12-009 • 2MASX J04224270-1236544 • 2MASS J04224271-1236544 | |
IC 368 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is an estimated 274 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 75,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky is the galaxy IC 369 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on October 15, 1891 .
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