IC 773
| Galaxy IC 773 |
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| IC 773 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 18 m 08.093 s |
| declination | + 06 ° 08 ′ 22.37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 +? / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 0 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster ?? |
| Redshift | 0.018269 ± 0.000100 |
| Radial velocity | 5477 ± 30 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(241 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (73.9 ± 5.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | May 4, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 773 • PGC 39493 • CGCG 041-073 • MCG + 01-31-044 • IRAS 12155 + 0625 • 2MASX J12180809 + 0608222 • VCC 271 • GALEX ASC J121808.15 + 060822.4 • WISEA J121808.09 + 060822.3 | |
IC 773 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 241 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 271 , but is too far away for that.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4260 , NGC 4261 , IC 3136 , IC 3155 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on May 4, 1893 .