IC 754
Galaxy IC 754 |
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IC 754 with LEDA 213917 (r) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
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 |
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 .