IC 5044

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Galaxy
IC 5044
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Constellation peacock
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 20 h 50 m 41.5 s
declination -71 ° 53 ′ 58 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.5 mag
Angular expansion 0.60 'x 0.4'
Position angle 90 °
Surface brightness 13.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift ?  
Radial velocity ? km / s  
distance Lj  
history
discovery DeLisle Stewart
Discovery date September 26, 1900
Catalog names
IC  5044 • PGC  65515 • ESO  074-010 • 2MASX  J20504159-7153582 • 2MASS J20504142-7153575 • WISE A J205041.46-715357.7

IC 5044 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Peacock in the southern sky . In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 5045 , IC 5048 , IC 5051 , IC 5053 .

The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on September 26, 1900 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 5044
  3. Seligman