IC 768
| Galaxy IC 768 |
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| IC 768 with LEDA 1404063 (ur) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 11 m 47.6 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 08 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Scd: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 115 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster (?) |
| Redshift | 0.013409 +/- 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 4020 +/- 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(177 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (54.2 ± 3.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stephane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 1, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 768 • UGC 7192 • PGC 38848 • CGCG 069-075 • MCG + 02-31-044 • KUG 1209 + 124 • 2MASX J12114764 + 1208376 • VCC 38 • GALEX ASC J121147.69 + 120838.1 | |
IC 768 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 177 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 75,000 ly. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 38 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 767 , IC 769 , IC 3036 , IC 3039 .
The object was discovered on April 1, 1892 by Stéphane Javelle .
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Attention: The sort key "IC 0768" overwrites the previously used key "IC0768".