IC 655
| Galaxy IC 655 |
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![IC 655 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC655_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 655 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 54 m 22.241 s |
| declination | -00 ° 21 ′ 53.87 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb (f) / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 45 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.041037 ± 0.000098 |
| Radial velocity | 12,303 ± 29 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(544 ± 38) · 10 6 ly (166.7 ± 11.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 22, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 655 • PGC 32758 • CGCG 010-042 • 2MASX J10542222-0021544 • GALEX ASC J105422.36-002152.8 • WISEA J105422.24-002153.8 • SIG 2894 | |
IC 655 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sb with an active galaxy core in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 544 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 160,000 light years in diameter .
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 653 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 22, 1892 .