IC 736

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Galaxy
IC 736
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IC 736 with IC 737 (l) & LEDA 1415034 (r) [1]
IC 736 with IC 737 (l) & LEDA 1415 034 (r)
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 48 m 20.117 s
declination + 12 ° 42 ′ 59.66 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E0  
Brightness  (visual) 14.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.6 mag
Angular expansion 0.50 ′ × 0.5 ′
Surface brightness 13.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation WBL 358
HCG 59  
Redshift 0.013356 ± 0.000087  
Radial velocity 4004 ± 26 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(175 ± 12)  ·  10 6  ly
(53.8 ± 3.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date April 23, 1892
Catalog names
IC  736 • PGC  36853 • CGCG  068-068 • MCG  + 02-30-037 • 2MASX  J11482014 + 1242594 • HCG  59B • GALEX ASC J114820.17 + 124259.3 • NSA 170278 • USGC U420 NED01

IC 736 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 180 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3908 , IC 735 , IC 737 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 23, 1892 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e SEDS : IC 736
  4. Seligman