IC 64

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Galaxy
IC 64
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IC 64 with 2MASX J00591793 + 2704069 (r) [1] SDSS
IC 64 with 2MASX J00591793 + 2704069 (r) SDSS
AladinLite
Constellation fishes
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 59 m 24.4 s
declination + 27 ° 03 ′ 33 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E / S0 / AGN  
Brightness  (visual) 14.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.2 mag
Angular expansion 1.1 ′ × 0.7 ′
Position angle 147 °
Surface brightness 14.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.045932 ± 0.000077  
Radial velocity 13,770 ± 23 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(622 ± 43)  ·  10 6  ly
(190.6 ± 13.3)  Mpc 
diameter 300,000 ly
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date December 5, 1893
Catalog names
IC  64 • UGC  613 • PGC  3550 • CGCG  480-30 • MCG  + 04-03-031 • IRAS  F567 + 2647 • 2MASX  J00592444 + 2703319 • GALEX ASC J005924.58 + 270334.1 • NVSS J005924 + 270332

IC 64 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E / S0 with an active galaxy nucleus in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 622 million light years from the Milky Way and about 200,000 light years in diameter .

In the same area of ​​the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 326 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 5, 1893 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 64
  4. Seligman