IC 5213
| Galaxy IC 5213 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 22 h 25 m 04.8 s |
| declination | -60 ° 28 ′ 36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.041569 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 12,462 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(553 ± 39) · 10 6 ly (169.6 ± 11.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | July 16, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 5213 • PGC 68809 • ESO 146-023 • 2MASX J22250481-6028361 • GALEX ASC J222504.60-602835.5 | |
IC 5213 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Toucan on southern sky . It is an estimated 553 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light-years across.
The galaxies NGC 7278 , IC 5205 , IC 5207 and IC 5218 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on July 16, 1904 .