IC 5253
| Galaxy IC 5253 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 22 h 45 m 28.9 s |
| declination | + 21 ° 48 ′ 29 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 'x 0.3' |
| Position angle | 163 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.023570 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 7066 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(324 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (99.4 ± 7.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | November 9, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 5253 • UGC 2180 • PGC 69659 • CGCG 474-027 • IRAS F22430 + 2132 • 2MASX J22452899 + 2148287 • GALEX ASC J224529.01 + 214828.6 • NSA 150130 | |
IC 5253 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Pegasus in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 324 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 7375 and IC 5254 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on November 9, 1896 .