IC 658

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Galaxy
IC 658
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IC 658 [1] SDSS image
IC 658 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

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 658
  4. Seligman