IC 708
| Galaxy IC 708 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 33 m 59.2 s |
| declination | + 49 ° 03 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E3? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.40 × 0.9 |
| Position angle | 174 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
Abell 1314 WBL 339-001 |
| Redshift | 0.031679 ± 0.000056 |
| Radial velocity | 9497 ± 17 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(427 ± 30) · 10 6 Lj (130.8 ± 9.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | May 11, 1890 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 708 • UGC 6549 • PGC 35720 • CGCG 242-048 • MCG + 08-21-056 • 2MASX J11335920 + 4903432 • GALEX MSC J113359.14 + 490345.0 • LDCE 818 NED001 | |
IC 708 is an elliptical radio galaxy of the Hubble type E in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 427 million light years from the Milky Way and about 175,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies IC 709 , IC 711 , IC 712 are located in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2004H was observed here.
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on May 11, 1890 .