IC 576
| Galaxy IC 576 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 55 m 07.0 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 02 ′ 22 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.30 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 11.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.040491 ± 0.000157 |
| Radial velocity | 12,139 ± 47 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(537 ± 38) · 10 6 ly (164.7 ± 11.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | January 27, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 576 • PGC 28603 • CGCG 063-104 • 2MASX J09550702 + 1102226 • Mrk 1240 • GALEX ASC J095507.07 + 110221.7 • NSA 52018 | |
IC 576 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Leo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 537 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3069 , IC 569 , IC 577 , IC 578 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 27, 1892 .