IC 52
Galaxy IC 52 |
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IC 52 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 00 h 48 m 23.78 s |
declination | + 04 ° 05 ′ 30.7 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sdm |
Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.0 '× 0.4' |
Position angle | 97 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.006541 ± 0.000003 |
Radial velocity | 1961 ± 1 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(92 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (28.2 ± 2.0) Mpc |
diameter | 25,000 ly |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | August 19, 1892 |
Catalog names | |
IC 52 • UGC 494 • PGC 2834 • CGCG 410-007 • MCG + 01-03-005 • IRAS F00458 + 0349 • 2MASX J00482376 + 0405307 • HIPASS J0048 + 04 • NSA 127758 |
IC 52 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type Sdm in the constellation fish on the ecliptic . It is around 92 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 25,000 light years .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on August 19, 1892 .