IC 5066
| Galaxy IC 5066 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | peacock |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 20 h 57 m 03.0 s |
| declination | -73 ° 08 ′ 50 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sa: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.70 '× 0.7' |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.041118 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 12,327 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(545 ± 38) · 10 6 ly (167.2 ± 11.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | September 26, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 5066 • PGC 65768 • ESO 047-018 • IRAS 20519-7320 • 2MASX J20570303-7308501 • GALEX ASC J205702.45-730849.5 | |
IC 5066 is a galaxy of Hubble type Sa: in the constellation Peacock on southern sky . It is an estimated 545 million light years from the Milky Way and about 115,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on September 26, 1900 .