IC 718
| Galaxy IC 718 |
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![IC 718 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC718_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 718 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 39 m 52.770 s |
| declination | + 08 ° 52 ′ 28.30 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | In the: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.20 × 0.5 |
| Position angle | 4 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.006615 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 1983 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(84 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (25.9 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Rudolf Spitaler |
| Discovery date | March 25, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 718 • UGC 6626 • PGC 36174 • CGCG 068-018 • MCG + 02-30-007 • WISEA J113952.75 + 085228.3 | |
IC 718 is an irregular galaxy of Hubble type in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is an estimated 84 million light years from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 719 , IC 720 , IC 722 , IC 724 .
The object was discovered by Rudolf Spitaler on March 25, 1892 .