IC 5263

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Galaxy
IC 5263
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Constellation Indus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 22 h 58 m 13.57 s
declination -69 ° 03 ′ 07.6 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB (r) 0 / a  
Brightness  (visual) 13.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.1 mag
Angular expansion 1.40 '× 0.3'
Position angle 146 °
Surface brightness 13.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation SSRS group 3  
Redshift 0.013146 ± 0.000090  
Radial velocity 3941 ± 27 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(171 ± 12)  ·  10 6  ly
(52.4 ± 3.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery DeLisle Stewart
Discovery date August 21, 1900
Catalog names
IC  5263 • PGC  70137 • ESO  076-032 • IRAS  22548-6919 • 2MASX  J22581358-6903076 • SGC  225452-6919.3 • GALEX ASC J225813.33-690308.7 • WISEA J225813.53-690307.2 •

IC 5263 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Indians in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 171 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on August 21, 1900 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 5263
  3. Seligman