IC 402

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Galaxy
IC 402
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IC 402 [1]
IC 402
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 06 m 14.8 s
declination -09 ° 06 ′ 27 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SAB (rs) cd  
Brightness  (visual) 13.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.4 mag
Angular expansion 2.3 ′ × 1.5 ′
Position angle 147 °
Surface brightness 14.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 1779 group
LGG 126  
Redshift 0.011129 ± 0.000023  
Radial velocity 3336 ± 7 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(144 ± 10)  ·  10 6  ly
(44.2 ± 3.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Frank Muller
Discovery date December 12, 1887
Catalog names
IC  402 • PGC  16742 • MCG  -02-13-043 • IRAS  05038-0910 • 2MASX  J05061487-0906257 • HIPASS J0506-09 • UGCA 99 •

IC 402 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is estimated to be 144 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 105,000 light-years across. The galaxy is considered a member of the NGC 1752 group ( LGG 126 ).
In the same area of ​​the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 1779 .

The object was discovered by Frank Muller on December 12, 1887 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g SEDS : IC 402
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman