IC 55
| Galaxy IC 55 |
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![IC 55 with LEDA 1328252 (lu) [1] SDSS](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC55_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 55 with LEDA 1328252 (lu) SDSS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 51 m 42.386 s |
| declination | + 07 ° 43 ′ 06.72 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 177 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.01743 (± 0.00008) |
| Radial velocity | 5226 (± 24) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(238 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (73.0 ± 5.1) Mpc |
| diameter | 55,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | November 10, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 55 • PGC 3025 • CGCG 410-013 • MCG + 01-03-006 • 2MASX J00514237 + 0743071 • GALEX ASC J005142.43 + 074306.9 • LDCE 46 NED003 | |
IC 55 is a galaxy of Hubble type S? in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 238 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on November 10, 1892 by Stéphane Javelle .