IC 680
| Galaxy IC 680 |
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| SDSS image from IC 680 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 17 m 54.70 s |
| declination | -01 ° 56 ′ 47.2 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SB (rs) a? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 165 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.041700 ± 0.000213 |
| Radial velocity | (12,501 ± 64) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(553 ± 39) · 10 6 ly (169.4 ± 11.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 7, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 680 • PGC 34520 • CGCG 011-047 • MCG + 00-29-012 • IRAS 11153-0140 • 2MASX J11175470-0156470 • GALEX ASC J111754.70-015646.3 • NVSS J111754-015642 | |
IC 680 is a spiral radio galaxy of the Hubble type Sa in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 553 million light years from the Milky Way and about 115,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on April 7, 1893 by Stéphane Javelle .