IC 676
| Galaxy IC 676 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 12 m 39.8 s |
| declination | + 09 ° 03 ′ 21 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R) SB (r) 0+ / Sbrst |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 10 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.004767 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (1429 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(59 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (18.2 ± 1.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Edward Swift |
| Discovery date | April 8, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 676 • UGC 6245 • PGC 34107 • CGCG 067-032 • MCG + 02-29-009 • 2MASX J11123981 + 0903206 • Mrk 731 • LDCE 0778 NED023 | |
IC 676 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0-a in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 59 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on April 8, 1891 by the astronomer Edward D. Swift .