IC 78
| Galaxy IC 78 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 08 m 47.7 s |
| declination | -15 ° 50 ′ 42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (rs) a / pec: / Sy2 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.70 × 0.7 |
| Position angle | 133 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.039247 +/- 0.000047 |
| Radial velocity | 11766 +/- 14 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(527 ± 37) · 10 6 ly (161.5 ± 11.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | August 30, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 78 • PGC 4079 • MCG -03-04-010 • 2MASX J01084768-1550427 • | |
IC 78 is a spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus from Hubble type Sa in the constellation Cetus the south celestial equator , an estimated 527 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 77 , IC 79 , IC 82 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on August 30, 1892 .