IC 673
| Galaxy IC 673 |
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![IC 673 with LEDA 213790 (ur) & LEDA 1151244 (u) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC673_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 673 with LEDA 213790 (ur) & LEDA 1151244 (u) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 09 m 25.314 s |
| declination | -00 ° 05 ′ 51.76 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SAB (rs) c / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.70 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 165 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.012895 ± 0.000022 |
| Radial velocity | 3866 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(167 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (51.2 ± 3.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 22, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 673 • UGC 6200 • PGC 33817 • CGCG 011-009 • MCG + 00-29-003 • IRAS 11068 + 0010 • 2MASX J11092527-0005514 • HIPASS J1109-00 • NSA 000882 • WISEA J110925.26-000551.7 | |
IC 673 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sb with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 167 million light years away 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 3521 and IC 671 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 22, 1892 .