IC 5343
| Galaxy IC 5343 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 23 h 39 m 22.4 s |
| declination | -22 ° 29 ′ 50 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Insane |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.026725 |
| Radial velocity | 8012 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(360 ± 25) x 10 6 ly (110.3 ± 7.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | October 19, 1897 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 5343 • PGC 72032 • ESO 536-015 • MCG -04-55-019 • IRAS F23367-2246 • 2MASX J23392250-2229559 • NVSS J233922-222948 • USGC S293 NED04 | |
IC 5343 is an irregular galaxy of Hubble type Irr in the constellation Aquarius on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 360 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies NGC 7719 and IC 5345 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on October 19, 1897 .