IC 461
| Galaxy IC 461 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lynx |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 10 m 45.0 s |
| declination | + 50 ° 04 ′ 53 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E / S0: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.70 '× 0.4' |
| Position angle | 80 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 133 |
| Redshift | 0.019170 ± 0.000019 |
| Radial velocity | 5747 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(259 ± 18) · 10 6 ly (79.3 ± 5.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Bindon B. Stoney |
| Discovery date | January 31, 1851 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 461 • PGC 20319 • CGCG 234-083 • MCG + 08-13-088 • 2MASX J07104502 + 5004528 • 2MASS J07104504 + 5004532 | |
IC 461 is a compact elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0: in the constellation Lynx in the northern sky . It is around 259 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 55,000 light years.
The galaxies IC 458 , IC 459 , IC 463 , IC 464 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on January 31, 1851 .