IC 5342

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Galaxy
IC 5342
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IC 5342 with LEDA 85581, LEDA 71991 (?), LEDA 85575 & LEDA 85577 (from left to right) [1]
IC 5342 with LEDA 85581 , LEDA 71991 (?), LEDA 85575 & LEDA 85577 (from left to right)
AladinLite
Constellation Pegasus
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 23 h 38 m 38.802 s
declination + 27 ° 00 ′ 40.87 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E:  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.6 mag
Angular expansion 0.3 ′ × 0.3 ′
Surface brightness 12.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Abell 2634
WBL 721  
Redshift 0.030911 ± 0.000080  
Radial velocity 9267 ± 24 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(422 ± 30)  ·  10 6  ly
(129.5 ± 9.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Herbert A. Howe
Discovery date November 27, 1899
Catalog names
IC  5342 • PGC  71991 • CGCG  476-094 • MCG  + 04-55-039 • 2MASX  J23383881 + 2700407 • GALEX ASC J233838.77 + 270040.5 • WISEA J233838.80 + 270040.9

IC 5342 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in Pegasus at the northern sky . It is an estimated 422 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 7720 , NGC 7726 , NGC 7728 , IC 5341 .

The supernova SN 1961N was observed here.

The object was discovered by Herbert Alonzo Howe on November 27, 1899 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : IC 5342
  4. ↑ Simbad
  5. ↑ Seligman