IC 658
Galaxy IC 658 |
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IC 658 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 10 h 58 m 16.263 s |
declination | + 08 ° 14 ′ 30.01 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E + / pec |
Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
Position angle | 57 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.034631 ± 0.000147 |
Radial velocity | 10,382 ± 44 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(459 ± 32) · 10 6 ly (140.7 ± 9.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | April 19, 1893 |
Catalog names | |
IC 658 • PGC 33004 • CGCG 066-075 • MCG + 02-28-033 • 2MASX J10581628 + 0814296 • GALEX ASC J105816.31 + 081431.6 • USGC U339 NED02 • WISEA J105816.26 + 081429.9 |
IC 658 is a cD galaxy of the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 459 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years across .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3462 and NGC 3477 .
The object was discovered on April 19, 1893 by Stéphane Javelle .