IC 722
| Galaxy IC 722 |
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![IC 722 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC722_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 722 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 42 m 43.76 s |
| declination | + 08 ° 58 ′ 27.2 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.10 × 0.7 |
| Position angle | 66 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.021808 ± 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | 6538 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(288 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (88.4 ± 6.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Rudolf Spitaler |
| Discovery date | March 25, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 722 • PGC 36365 • CGCG 068-039 • MCG + 02-30-019 • 2MASX J11424375 + 0858271 • 2MASS J11424376 + 0858274 • NSA 170264 • WISEA J114243.79 + 085827.5 | |
IC 722 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic. It is an estimated 288 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3876 , IC 719 , IC 720 , IC 724 .
The object was discovered by Rudolf Spitaler on March 25, 1892 .