IC 754
| Galaxy IC 754 |
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![IC 754 with LEDA 213917 (r) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC754_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 754 with LEDA 213917 (r) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 59 m 23.554 s |
| declination | -01 ° 39 ′ 16.31 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | cD / E + |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.10 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 19 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.020201 ± 0.000123 |
| Radial velocity | 6056 ± 37 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(265 ± 19) · 10 6 ly (81.4 ± 5.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | March 22, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 754 • UGC 6984 • PGC 37757 • CGCG 013-025 • MCG + 00-31-013 • 2MASX J11592357-0139167 • 2MASS J11592356-0139164 • LDCE 857 NED006 • WISEA J115923.56-013916.2 | |
IC 754 is a cD galaxy of Hubble type E2 in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is an estimated 265 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 4006 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on March 22, 1893 .