IC 53
Galaxy IC 53 |
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IC 53 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 00 h 50 m 40.766 s |
declination | + 10 ° 36 ′ 01.02 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0-: |
Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.039267 ± 0.000093 |
Radial velocity | 11,772 ± 28 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(531 ± 37) · 10 6 Lj (162.8 ± 11.4) Mpc |
diameter | 125,000 ly |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | September 25, 1890 |
Catalog names | |
IC 53 • UGC 516 • PGC 2951 • CGCG 435-011 • MCG + 02-03-005 • 2MASX J00504075 + 1036005 • GALEX ASC J005040.60 + 103601.7 • NVSS J005040 + 103600 |
IC 53 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is about 531 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on September 25, 1890 .