IC 680

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Galaxy
IC 680
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SDSS image from IC 680 [1]
SDSS image from IC 680
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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  
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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 680
  4. Seligman