IC 58
| Galaxy IC 58 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 55 m 02.4 s |
| declination | -13 ° 40 ′ 41 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E5 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 111 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.020988 ± 0.000120 |
| Radial velocity | 6292 ± 36 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(283 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (86.7 ± 6.1) Mpc |
| diameter | 50,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | August 23, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 58 • PGC 3257 • MCG -02-03-041 • 2MASX J00550242-1340415 • GALEX ASC J005502.48-134039.9 | |
IC 58 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E5 in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is about 283 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 284 , NGC 285 , NGC 286 , IC 60 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on August 23, 1892 .