IC 5151

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Galaxy
IC 5151
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Constellation Pegasus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 21 h 58 m 52.6 s
declination + 03 ° 45 ′ 41 ″
Appearance
Morphological type C + C  
Brightness  (visual) 14.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.4 mag
Angular expansion 0.40 x 0.3
Position angle 10 °
Surface brightness 11.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.028153 ± 0.000093  
Radial velocity 8440 ± 28 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(384 ± 27)  ·  10 6  ly
(117.8 ± 8.3)  Mpc 
diameter 50,000 ly
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date October 23, 1903
Catalog names
IC  5151 • PGC  67768 • CGCG  403-011 • 2MASX  J21585259 + 0345413 •

IC 5151 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C + C in the constellation Pegasus . It is an estimated 384 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on October 23, 1903 .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : IC 5151
  3. Seligman