IC 680
Galaxy IC 680 |
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SDSS image from IC 680 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
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 |
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 .