IC 482

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Galaxy
IC 482
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IC 482 [1] SDSS image
IC 482 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Twins
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 59 m 47.276 s
declination + 25 ° 21 ′ 25.10 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sb  
Brightness  (visual) 14.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.3 mag
Angular expansion 0.7 ′ × 0.4 ′
Position angle 156 °
Surface brightness 13 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.026648 ± 0.000097  
Radial velocity 7989 ± 29 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(354 ± 24)  x  10 6  ly
(108.6 ± 7.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date March 2, 1892
Catalog names
IC  482 • PGC  22409 • CGCG  118-035 • MCG  + 04-19-016 • IRAS  07567 + 2529 • 2MASX  J07594730 + 2521245 • WISEA J075947.28 + 252124.7 • NVSS J075947 + 252129

IC 482 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 354 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 2480 , NGC 2481 , NGC 2498 , IC 2218 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on March 2, 1892 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 482
  4. Seligman