IC 389

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Galaxy
IC 389
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Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 41 m 59.6 s
declination -07 ° 18 ′ 41 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA0-:  
Brightness  (visual) 13.9 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 14.9 mag
Angular expansion 0.9 ′ × 0.7 ′
Position angle 51 °
Surface brightness 13.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.015981 ± 0.000113  
Radial velocity 4791 ± 34 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(210 ± 15)  ·  10 6  ly
(64.4 ± 4.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date January 18, 1892
Catalog names
IC  389 • PGC  15840 • MCG  -01-12-045 • 2MASX  J04415960-0718410 • GALEX ASC J044159.67-071840.8 • LDCE 330 NED014

IC 389 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is around 210 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 55,000 light years .
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 385 , IC 387 , IC 388 , IC 390 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 18, 1892 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 389
  3. Seligman

Attention: The sorting key “IC 0389” overwrites the previously used key “IC0389”.