IC 486
| Galaxy IC 486 |
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![IC 486 with SDSS J080018.78 + 263611.3 (u) & LEDA 1781738 (ru) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC486_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 486 with SDSS J080018.78 + 263611.3 (u) & LEDA 1781738 (ru) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 00 m 20.984 s |
| declination | + 26 ° 36 ′ 48.71 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBa / Sy1 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 'x 0.7' |
| Position angle | 139 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 165 |
| Redshift | 0.026875 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 8057 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(357 ± 25) · 10 6 ly (109.6 ± 7.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Rudolf Spitaler |
| Discovery date | March 6, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 486 • UGC 4155 • PGC 22445 • CGCG 148-087 • MCG + 04-19-018 • IRAS 07572 + 2645 • 2MASX J08002097 + 2636483 • GALEX ASC J080020.91 + 263649.8 • WISEA J080020.97 + 263648.6 • NVSS J080020 + 263650 | |
IC 486 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBa with an active galaxy core in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 357 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2490 , NGC 2492 , IC 485 , IC 485.
The object was discovered on March 6, 1891 by Rudolf Ferdinand Spitaler .