IC 645

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Galaxy
IC 645
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Constellation sextant
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 10 h 50 m 09.3 s
declination -06 ° 02 ′ 34 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.5 mag
Angular expansion 0.5 ′ × 0.4 ′
Position angle 90 °
Surface brightness 12.8 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.025000 ± 0.010000  
Radial velocity (7495 ± 2998) km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(328 ± 136)  ·  10 6  ly
(100.6 ± 41.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date May 3, 1893
Catalog names
IC  645 • PGC  2816724 • 2MASX  J10500934-0602343 •

IC 645 is a galaxy in the constellation Sextant. It is an estimated 328 million light years from the Milky Way .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on May 3, 1893 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 645
  3. Seligman