IC 664
Galaxy IC 664 |
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IC 664 with LEDA 1381031 (l), LEDA 1380890 (lu) & LEDA 1380699 (u) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 00 m 45.352 s |
declination | + 10 ° 33 ′ 10.98 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | D / S0 / LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.30 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
Position angle | 40 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 296 Abell 1142 |
Redshift | 0.033920 ± 0.000039 |
Radial velocity | 10.169 ± 12 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(450 ± 32) · 10 6 ly (137.9 ± 9.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Edward Swift |
Discovery date | March 29, 1891 |
Catalog names | |
IC 664 • PGC 33191 • CGCG 066-091 • MCG + 02-28-042 • 2MASX J11004538 + 1033117 • GALEX ASC J110045.40 + 103310.6 • NSA 159119 • USGC U346 NED09 • WISEA J110045.34 + 103311.2 |
IC 664 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 with an active galaxy core in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 450 million light years from the Milky Way and about 170,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3492 , NGC 3506 , IC 663 , IC 666 .
The object was discovered by Edward D. Swift on March 29, 1891 .