IC 5128
| Galaxy IC 5128 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | crane |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 21 h 43 m 11.8 s |
| declination | -38 ° 58 ′ 06 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R_1) SB (r) 0 ^ + / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.10 'x 0.7' |
| Position angle | 135 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 445 |
| Redshift | 0.015758 +/- 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 4724 +/- 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(212 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (64.9 ± 4.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | July 24, 1897 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 5128 • PGC 67232 • ESO 343-022 • MCG -07-44-035 • IRAS 21401-3911 • 2MASX J21431177-3858059 • LEDA 67232 | |
IC 5128 is a lenticular galaxy with extensive star formation areas of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation crane in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 212 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter.
The Type Ib supernova SN 2014bt was observed in this galaxy .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on July 24, 1897 .