IC 373
Galaxy IC 373 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 04 h 30 m 42.7 s |
declination | -04 ° 52 ′ 13 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | (R) SB (rs) 0 + |
Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.40 × 0.9 |
Position angle | 100 ° |
Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.013373 ± 0.000033 |
Radial velocity | 4009 ± 10 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(176 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (53.9 ± 3.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | February 11, 1893 |
Catalog names | |
IC 373 • PGC 15335 • MCG -01-12-013 • 2MASX J04304279-0452129 • GALEX ASC J043042.91-045213.5 • LDCE 312 NED008 |
IC 373 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 176 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 75,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 1600 , NGC 1601 , NGC 1603 , IC 372 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 11, 1893 .