IC 666
Galaxy IC 666 |
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IC 666 ( SDSS recording) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 01 m 14.815 s |
declination | + 10 ° 28 ′ 52.03 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 / a |
Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
Position angle | 160 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation |
Abell 1142 WBL 296 |
Redshift | 0.042159 ± 0.000117 |
Radial velocity | 12,639 ± 35 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(560 ± 39) · 10 6 Lj (171.8 ± 12.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | April 1, 1892 |
Catalog names | |
IC 666 • PGC 33232 • CGCG 066-097 • 2MASX J11011479 + 1028524 • Mrk 1276 • GALEX ASC J110114.78 + 102852.4 • USGC U346 NED07 • WISEA J110114.80 + 102851.9 |
IC 666 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E4 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 560 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3492 , NGC 3506 , IC 663 , IC 664 .
The object was discovered on April 1, 1892 by the French astronomer Stéphane Javelle .