IC 5256
Galaxy IC 5256 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Indus |
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 |
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 .