IC 693
Galaxy IC 693 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 26 m 48.6 s |
declination | -05 ° 00 ′ 14 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sab |
Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
Position angle | 90 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.035238 ± 0.000043 |
Radial velocity | (10564 ± 13) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(466 ± 33) · 10 6 ly (142.8 ± 10.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | April 18, 1893 |
Catalog names | |
IC 693 • PGC 35208 • CGCG 067-073 • 2MASX J11264861-0500141 • |
IC 693 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sab in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 466 million light years away from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on April 18, 1893 by the astronomer Stéphane Javelle .