IC 369
| Galaxy IC 369 |
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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 23 m 28.2 s |
| declination | -11 ° 47 ′ 24 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E / S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.033089 ± 0.000110 |
| Radial velocity | 9920 ± 33 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(439 ± 31) · 10 6 ly (134.6 ± 9.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | October 13, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 369 • PGC 15020 • MCG -02-12-010 • 2MASX J04232824-1147243 • GALEX ASC J042328.17-114725.5 • LDCE 308 NED001 | |
IC 369 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is an estimated 439 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 65,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky is the galaxy IC 368 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on October 13, 1891 .