IC 374

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Galaxy
IC 374
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Constellation bull
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 32 m 32.7 s
declination + 16 ° 38 ′ 03 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S:  
Brightness  (visual) 14.9 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.7 mag
Angular expansion 0.80 × 0.4
Position angle 85 °
Surface brightness 13.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.013709 +/- 0.000107  
Radial velocity 4110 +/- 32 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(183 ± 13)  ·  10 6  ly
(56.1 ± 4.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery Rudolf F. Spitaler
Discovery date October 28, 1891
Catalog names
IC  374 • PGC  15474 • CGCG  467-001 • MCG  + 03-12-001 • 2MASX  J04323273 + 1638031 • LEDA 15474 • LDCE 307 NED003

IC 374 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type S: in the constellation Taurus on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 183 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 ly in diameter.

The object was discovered by Rudolf Spitaler on October 28, 1891 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 374
  3. Seligman