IC 5345
| Galaxy IC 5345 |
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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 32.2 s |
| declination | -22 ° 24 ′ 48 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sa? / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 153 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.026755 ± 0.000127 |
| Radial velocity | 8021 ± 38 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(360 ± 25) x 10 6 ly (110.5 ± 7.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Herbert Alonzo Howe |
| Discovery date | October 11, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 5345 • PGC 72040 • ESO 536-016 • MCG -04-55-020 • IRAS F23369-2241 • 2MASX J23393222-2224479 • GALEX ASC J233932.28-222449.1 • USGC S293 NED03 | |
IC 5345 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sbc 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 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 7719 and IC 5343 .
The Type Ib Supernova SN 2001fx was observed here.
The object was discovered on October 11, 1898 by Herbert Alonzo Howe .