IC 659
| Galaxy IC 659 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 58 m 03.858 s |
| declination | -06 ° 15 ′ 37.94 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | CD |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.40 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 147 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.047603 ± 0.000143 |
| Radial velocity | 14,271 ± 43 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(631 ± 44) · 10 6 Lj (193.4 ± 13.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | May 4, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 659 • PGC 32979 • MCG -01-28-010 • 2MASX J10580384-0615380 • GALEX ASC J105803.88-061536.8 • NVSS J105803-061535 • WISEA J105803.85-061537.6 | |
IC 659 is a cD galaxy of the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 631 million light years from the Milky Way and about 265,000 light years in diameter .
The object was discovered on April 19, 1893 by Stéphane Javelle .