IC 5356

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Galaxy
IC 5356
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IC 5356 with LEDA 1093931 (right) [1], SDSS mount
IC 5356 with LEDA 1093931 (right), SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation fishes
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 23 h 47 m 23.8 s
declination -02 ° 21 ′ 04 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0 / a?  
Brightness  (visual) 14.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.0 mag
Angular expansion 0.70 x 0.4
Position angle 33 °
Surface brightness 12.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation HCG 97  
Redshift 0.020024 ± 0.000087  
Radial velocity (6003 ± 26) km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(273 ± 19)  x  10 6  ly
(83.7 ± 5.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Edward Barnard
Discovery date October 28, 1889
Catalog names
IC  5356 • PGC  72.409 / 196.634 • MCG  -01-60-034 • 2MASX  J23472378-0221045 • HCG  97C • GALEX ASC J234723.80-022103.7 • LDCE 1594 NED006

IC 5356 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 273 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 55,000 ly.
In the same area of ​​the sky are the galaxies IC 5351 , IC 5352 , IC 5357 , IC 5359 .

The object was discovered by Edward Barnard on October 28, 1889 .

See also

List of IC objects

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 5356
  4. ↑ Seligman