IC 58
Galaxy IC 58 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
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 |
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 .