IC 577
Galaxy IC 577 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 56 m 04.0 s |
declination | + 10 ° 29 ′ 56 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S + |
Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.60 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | isolated |
Redshift | 0.030002 ± 0.000098 |
Radial velocity | 8994 ± 29 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(397 ± 28) · 10 6 ly (121.6 ± 8.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | March 22, 1892 |
Catalog names | |
IC 577 • UGC 5334 • PGC 28662 • CGCG 064-002 • MCG + 02-26-001 • 2MASX J09560399 + 1029559 • GALEX ASC J095603.95 + 102955.3 • KPG 220A |
IC 577 is a Hubble-type Sc spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 397 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years across. Together with IC 578 , it forms the isolated galaxy pair KPG 220 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3069 , NGC 3070 , IC 576 , IC 584 .
The Type Iax supernova SN 2008ae was observed here.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on March 22, 1892 .