IC 562
| Galaxy IC 562 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | sextant |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 46 m 03.9 s |
| declination | -03 ° 58 ′ 16 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc? sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.30 × 0.3 |
| Position angle | 150 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.016014 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (4801 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(207 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (63.5 ± 4.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | March 8, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 562 • PGC 28011 • MCG -01-25-036 • IRAS 09435-0344 • 2MASX J09460402-0358186 • | |
IC 562 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Sextant south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 207 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on March 8, 1893 by the astronomer Stéphane Javelle .