IC 53
| Galaxy IC 53 |
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![IC 53 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC53_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 53 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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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 |
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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 .