IC 559
| Galaxy IC 559 |
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| Image of the galaxy IC 559 using the Hubble Space Telescope . | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 44 m 43.8 s |
| declination | + 09 ° 36 ′ 57 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 90 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Lynx Cancer Void |
| Redshift | +0.001806 ± 0.000024 |
| Radial velocity | +541 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(19 ± 1) x 10 6 ly (5.75 ± 0.42) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 13, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 559 • PGC 27910 • CGCG 063-057 • MCG + 02-25-029 • HIPASS J0944 + 09 | |
IC 559 is a galaxy of Hubble type S? in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 19 million light years from the Milky Way and about 5,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 13, 1893 and later listed by Johan Dreyer in his index catalog .
literature
- Lee et al. (2016): A Deeper Look at Faint Hα Emission in Nearby Dwarf Galaxies ; The Astrophysical Journal 817 (2)
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Individual evidence
Attention: The sort key "IC 0559" overwrites the previously used key "IC0559".