IC 879
| Galaxy IC 879 / IC 4222 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 19 m 40.57 s |
| declination | -27 ° 25 ′ 44.3 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) from / pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.40 × 1.2 |
| Position angle | 64 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 5061 group LGG 341 |
| Redshift | 0.007965 ± 0.000040 |
| Radial velocity | 2388 ± 12 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(101 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (30.9 ± 2.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Frank Muller |
| Discovery date | February 16, 1888 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 879/4222 • PGC 46479 • ESO 508-047 • MCG -04-31-052 • 2MASX J13194056-2725442 • SGC 131655-2710.0 • GALEX ASC J131940.46-272544.5 • LDCE 964 NED004 • WISEA J131940.60-272544.8 | |
IC 879 = IC 4222 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBab in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 101 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years across. Together with nine other galaxies, it forms the NGC 5061 group ( LGG 341 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5051 , NGC 5078 , NGC 5101 , IC 874 .
The object was discovered by Frank Muller on February 16, 1888 .