IC 5256
| Galaxy IC 5256 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Indus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 22 h 49 m 45.8 s |
| declination | -68 ° 41 ′ 26 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) dm / pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.10 'x 0.5' |
| Position angle | 19 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.012689 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 3804 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(165 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (50.6 ± 3.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | August 21, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 5256 • PGC 69820 • ESO 076-028 • IRAS F22463-6857 • 2MASX J22494579-6841265 • SGC 224619-6857.4 • GALEX ASC J224945.46-684126.9 | |
IC 5256 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBd in the constellation Indians in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 165 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years across.
The galaxy IC 5252 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on August 21, 1900 .