IC 741

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Galaxy
IC 741
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Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 50 m 31.8 s
declination -04 ° 50 ′ 09 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0-a  
Brightness  (visual) 13.9 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 14.8 mag
Angular expansion 0.80 x 0.3
Position angle 135 °
Surface brightness 12.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.011191 +/- 0.000130  
Radial velocity 3355 +/- 39 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(144 ± 10)  ·  10 6  ly
(44.2 ± 3.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stephane Javelle
Discovery date June 3, 1893
Catalog names
IC  741 • PGC  37008 • MCG  -01-30-037 • 2MASX  J11503178-0450091 • GALEX ASC J115031.78-045008.3

IC 741 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 144 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 35,000 ly.
In the same area of ​​the sky are the galaxies NGC 3915 , IC 738 , IC 2969 , IC 2974 .

The object was discovered on June 3, 1893 by the astronomer Stéphane Javelle .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 741
  3. Seligman

Attention: The sorting key “IC 0741” overwrites the previously used key “IC0741”.