IC 517
| Galaxy IC 517 |
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![IC 517 with LEDA 1102626 (l) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC517_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 517 with LEDA 1102626 (l) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 36 m 22.1 s |
| declination | -02 ° 03 ′ 20 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sab / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.40 'x 0.3' |
| Position angle | 20 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 188 |
| Redshift | 0.031862 ± 0.000137 |
| Radial velocity | 9552 ± 41 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(419 ± 29) · 10 6 Lj (128.6 ± 9.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | March 20, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 517 • PGC 24179 • CGCG 004-082 • IRAS F08338-0153 • 2MASX J08362210-0203200 • NVSS J083622-020314 • USGC U186 NED02 • NSA 135331 | |
IC 517 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sab in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 419 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2616 , IC 514 , IC 515 , IC 516 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on March 20, 1893 .