IC 5277
| Galaxy IC 5277 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 23 h 01 m 59.2 s |
| declination | -65 ° 11 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) 0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.032756 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 9820 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(434 ± 30) · 10 6 ly (133.1 ± 9.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | 29th August 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 5277 • PGC 70294 • ESO 109-031 • IRAS F22587-6528 • 2MASX J23015922-6511523 • GALEX ASC J230159.26-651152.1 | |
IC 5277 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Toucan on southern sky . It is an estimated 434 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 5266 , IC 5272 , IC 5280 .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on August 29, 1900 .