IC 66
| Galaxy IC 66 |
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![IC 66 [1], SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC66_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 66, SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 00 m 32.5 s |
| declination | + 30 ° 47 ′ 50 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sat |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 125 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 266 group NGC 315 group LGG 14 |
| Redshift | 0.016094 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 4825 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(222 ± 16) · 10 6 ly (68.2 ± 4.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Guillaume Bigourdan |
| Discovery date | November 12, 1890 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 66 • UGC 623 • PGC 3606 • CGCG 501-059 • MCG + 05-03-033 • IRAS F00577 + 3031 • 2MASX J01003251 + 3047500 • GALEX ASC J010032.38 + 304751.1 • LDCE 74 NED014 | |
IC 66 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sa in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 222 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter . Together with 42 other galaxies, it forms the NGC 315 group .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 315 , NGC 318 , NGC 338 , IC 69 .
The object was discovered by Guillaume Bigourdan on November 12, 1890 .