IC 596
| Galaxy IC 596 |
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![IC 596 with LEDA 1373551 (r) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC596_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 596 with LEDA 1373551 (r) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 10 m 31.3 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 02 ′ 33 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SABb / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 15 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.031695 ± 0.000140 |
| Radial velocity | 9502 ± 42 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(419 ± 29) · 10 6 Lj (128.6 ± 9.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 18, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 596 • PGC 29621 • CGCG 064-084 • MCG + 02-26-030 • IRAS 10079 + 1016 • 2MASX J10103136 + 1002323 • NSA 65447 | |
IC 596 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is around 419 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 110,000 light years .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3130 and IC 595 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 18, 1893 .