IC 591
| Galaxy IC 591 |
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![IC 591 with LEDA 213668 [1] (ur)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC591_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 591 with LEDA 213668 (ur) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 07 m 27.7 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 16 ′ 28 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 170 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.009470 ± 0.000010 |
| Radial velocity | 2839 ± 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(122 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (37.4 ± 2.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | David P. Todd |
| Discovery date | February 8, 1878 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 591 • UGC 5458 • PGC 29435 • CGCG 064-069 • MCG + 02-26-025 • IRAS 10047 + 1231 • 2MASX J10072771 + 1216282 • NSA 157857 • USGC U278 NED02 | |
IC 591 is a galaxy of Hubble type S? in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 122 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on February 8, 1878 by the American astronomer David Peck Todd .