IC 393
Galaxy IC 393 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 04 h 47 m 51.8 s |
declination | -15 ° 31 ′ 31 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E / S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.039170 ± 0.000063 |
Radial velocity | 11,743 ± 19 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(520 ± 37) · 10 6 ly (159.3 ± 11.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | December 7, 1891 |
Catalog names | |
IC 393 • PGC 16028 • MCG -03-13-012 • 2MASX J04475180-1531305 • GIN 201 |
IC 393 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is around 520 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 110,000 light years .
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 1650 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 7, 1891 .
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Attention: The sort key “IC 0393” overwrites the previously used key “IC0393”.