IC 4359

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Galaxy
IC 4359
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Constellation centaur
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 14 h 05 m 23.3 s
declination -45 ° 16 ′ 11 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (rs) bc  
Brightness  (visual) 13.0 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 13.7 mag
Angular expansion 1.1 ′ × 0.9 ′
Position angle 17 °
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.013813 ± 0.000033  
Radial velocity 4141 ± 10 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(178 ± 12)  ·  10 6  ly
(54.7 ± 3.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery DeLisle Stewart
Discovery date 1899
Catalog names
IC  4359 • PGC  50248 • ESO  271-015 • IRAS  14022-4501 • 2MASX  J14052333-4516113 • HIPASS J1405-45

IC 4359 is a compact spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sc in the constellation Centaur in the southern sky . It is around 178 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 55,000 light years .

The property was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in 1899 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 4359
  3. Seligman

Attention: The sorting key “IC 4359” overwrites the previously used key “IC4359”.