IC 519

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Galaxy
IC 519
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IC 519 with SDSS J084037.80 + 023710.7 (lo) [1]
IC 519 with SDSS J084037.80 + 023710.7 (lo)
AladinLite
Constellation Water snake
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 08 h 40 m 34.4 s
declination + 02 ° 36 ′ 41 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E0  
Brightness  (visual) 14.0 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.0 mag
Angular expansion 0.40 'x 0.4'
Surface brightness 11.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.049514 ± 0.000167  
Radial velocity 14,844 ± 50 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(657 ± 46)  ·  10 6  ly
(201.3 ± 14.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date March 17, 1893
Catalog names
IC  519 • PGC  24389 • CGCG  032-051 • 2MASX  J08403443 + 0236404 • 2MASS J08403440 + 0236409 • ASK 092393.0 • NSA 016772

IC 519 is a compact elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type c / E0 in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 657 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on March 17, 1893 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e SEDS : IC 519
  4. Seligman