IC 523
Galaxy IC 523 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 08 h 53 m 11.3 s |
declination | + 09 ° 08 ′ 53 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sab / Seyfert 2 |
Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.90 'x 0.7' |
Position angle | 99 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.029267 ± 0.000027 |
Radial velocity | 8774 ± 8 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(386 ± 27) · 10 6 ly (118.5 ± 8.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | April 13, 1893 |
Catalog names | |
IC 523 • UGC 4652 • PGC 24948 • CGCG 061-018 • MCG + 02-23-009 • 2MASX J08531133 + 0908530 • GALEX ASC J085311.25 + 090853.6 • NSA 156935 |
IC 523 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sab in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 386 million light years from the Milky Way and about 105,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 13, 1893 .