IC 744
Galaxy IC 744 |
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IC 744 with LEDA 1683457 (lo) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 54 m 04.7 s |
declination | + 23 ° 11 ′ 32 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E / S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.7 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.00 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
Position angle | 81 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.026015 ± 0.000464 |
Radial velocity | 7799 ± 139 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(347 ± 25) x 10 6 ly (106.4 ± 7.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stephane Javelle |
Discovery date | April 19, 1893 |
Catalog names | |
IC 744 • PGC 37333 • CGCG 127-102 • 2MASX J11540473 + 2311318 • GALEX ASC J115404.89 + 231133.6 |
IC 744 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 347 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 100,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 3951 , NGC 3983 , NGC 4002 , IC 739 , among others .
The object was discovered on April 19, 1893 by Stéphane Javelle .
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Attention: The sorting key “IC 0744” overwrites the previously used key “IC0744”.