IC 724
| Galaxy IC 724 |
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![IC 724 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC724_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 724 SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 43 m 34.667 s |
| declination | + 08 ° 56 ′ 32.88 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sa / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.30 × 0.9 |
| Position angle | 60 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.019907 ± 0.000015 |
| Radial velocity | 5968 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(263 ± 18) · 10 6 ly (80.6 ± 5.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Rudolf Spitaler |
| Discovery date | March 24, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 724 • UGC 6695 • PGC 36450 • CGCG 068-045 • MCG + 02-30-022 • IRAS 11409 + 0913 • 2MASX J11433467 + 0856331 • LDCE 835 NED008 • NVSS J114334 + 085631 • WISEA J114334.66 + 085632.9 | |
IC 724 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sa with an active galaxy core in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 263 million light years from the Milky Way and about 180,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3863 , NGC 3876 , IC 720 , IC 722 .
The object was discovered by Rudolf Spitaler on March 24, 1892 .