IC 666

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Galaxy
IC 666
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IC 666 [1] (SDSS recording)
IC 666 ( SDSS recording)
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 666
  4. Seligman