IC 744
| Galaxy IC 744 |
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![IC 744 with LEDA 1683457 [1] (lo)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC744_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 744 with LEDA 1683457 (lo) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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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 |
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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”.