IC 5043
| Galaxy IC 5043 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Indus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 20 h 46 m 38.2 s |
| declination | -56 ° 59 ′ 01 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.60 'x 0.3' |
| Position angle | 20 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.046239 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 13,862 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(617 ± 43) · 10 6 ly (189.1 ± 13.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | May 17, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 5043 • PGC 65355 • ESO 187-014 • 2MASX J20463825-5659012 • GALEX ASC J204638.22-565900.9 | |
IC 5043 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sc in the constellation Indians in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 617 million light years from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies IC 5033 , IC 5034 , IC 5035 , IC 5036 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 17, 1904 .