IC 402
| Galaxy IC 402 |
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![IC 402 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC_402_DSS.jpg)
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| IC 402 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| 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 |
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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 .