IC 433
| Galaxy IC 433 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hare |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 40 m 31.35 s |
| declination | -11 ° 39 ′ 56.1 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E / S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.024000 ± 0.000157 |
| Radial velocity | 7195 ± 47 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(315 ± 22) · 10 6 ly (96.7 ± 6.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 18, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 433 • PGC 17580 • MCG -02-15-008 • 2MASX J05403134-113956 • 2MASS J05403134-1139560 • WISEA J054031.35-113956.0 | |
IC 433 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Rabbit in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 315 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on February 18, 1893 by the French astronomer Stéphane Javelle .