IC 712

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Galaxy
IC 712
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with LEDA 3099304 (l), LEDA 2332193 (u) & LEDA 2333267 (r) [1]
with LEDA 3099304 (l), LEDA 2332193 (u) & LEDA 2333267 (r)
AladinLite
Constellation Big Bear
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 34 m 49.3 s
declination + 49 ° 04 ′ 40 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E5?  
Brightness  (visual) 13.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.8 mag
Angular expansion 1.10 × 0.7
Position angle 98 °
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Abell 1314
WBL 339-004  
Redshift 0.033553 ± 0.000028  
Radial velocity 10,059 ± 8 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(452 ± 32)  ·  10 6  ly
(138.5 ± 9.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date May 11, 1890
Catalog names
IC  712 • PGC  35785 • CGCG  242-054 • MCG  + 08-21-063 • 2MASX  J11344932 + 4904388 • GALEX ASC J113449.04 + 490441.0 • LDCE 0818 NED004

IC 712 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E4 in the constellation Ursa Major. It is an estimated 452 million light years from the Milky Way and about 150,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies IC 708 , IC 709 , IC 711 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on May 11, 1890 .

See also

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 712
  4. Seligman