IC 79
| Galaxy IC 79 |
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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 49.7 s |
| declination | -15 ° 56 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0- |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 × 0.7 |
| Position angle | 155 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 151 |
| Redshift | 0.042019 ± 0.000070 |
| Radial velocity | 12,597 ± 21 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(564 ± 39) · 10 6 ly (172.8 ± 12.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | August 30, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 79 • PGC 4082 • MCG -03-04-011 • 2MASX J01084970-1556547 • GALEX ASC J010849.62-155654.7 | |
IC 79 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Whale south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 564 million light years from the Milky Way and about 150,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 77 , IC 78 , IC 82 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on August 30, 1892 .