IC 546
| Galaxy IC 546 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 34 m 50.2 s |
| declination | -16 ° 23 ′ 04 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) 0+ |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 100 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.014337 ± 0.000077 |
| Radial velocity | (4298 ± 23) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(183 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (56.2 ± 3.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 23, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 546 • PGC 27234 • MCG -03-25-007 • IRAS 09266-0219 • 2MASX J09345025-1623036 • LDCE 0652 NED004 | |
IC 546 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0-a in the constellation Hydra south of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 183 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 23, 1892 .