IC 5356
Galaxy IC 5356 |
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IC 5356 with LEDA 1093931 (right), SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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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 .