IC 662
| Galaxy IC 662 |
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![IC 662 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC662_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 662 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 59 m 20.549 s |
| declination | + 01 ° 35 ′ 55.80 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 85 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1139 |
| Redshift | 0.039214 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 11,756 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(520 ± 37) · 10 6 ly (159.3 ± 11.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | March 11, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 662 • PGC 33091 • CGCG 010-056 • 2MASX J10592052 + 0135556 • GALEX ASC J105920.52 + 013556.9 • NSA 13509 • WISEA J105920.54 + 013555.9 | |
IC 662 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble-type E2 in Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 520 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 140,000 light years in diameter .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 660 and IC 661 .
The object was discovered on March 11, 1893 by Stéphane Javelle .