IC 5088
| Galaxy IC 5088 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Capricorn |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 21 h 09 m 26.7 s |
| declination | -22 ° 52 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (r) 0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.038010 ± 0.000100 |
| Radial velocity | 11,395 ± 30 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(512 ± 36) · 10 6 ly (157.1 ± 11.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Herbert A. Howe |
| Discovery date | October 19, 1897 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 5088 • PGC 66219 • ESO 530-010 • MCG -04-50-001 • 2MASX J21092677-2252423 • SGC 210633-2305.0 • GALEX ASC J210926.66-225241.1 | |
IC 5088 is a lenticular galaxy of Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation of Capricorn on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 512 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 180,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky is the galaxy NGC 7035 .
The object was discovered by Herbert Alonzo Howe on October 19, 1897 .