IC 794
| Galaxy IC 794 |
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![SDSS recording of IC 794 with LEDA 40978 (l), LEDA 169348 (lu) & LEDA 40960 (ru) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC794_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| SDSS recording of IC 794 with LEDA 40978 (l), LEDA 169348 (lu) & LEDA 40960 (ru) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 28 m 08.614 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 05 ′ 35.85 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | dE3 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.30 × 1.0 |
| Position angle | 110 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster NGC 4461 group LGG 286 |
| Redshift | 0.006334 ± 0.000063 |
| Radial velocity | 1899 ± 19 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(83 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (25.3 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 23, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 794 • UGC 7585 • PGC 40964 • CGCG 070-102 • MCG + 02-32-070 • 2MASX J12280859 + 1205356 • VCC 1073 • GALEX ASC J122808.63 + 120534.7 • LDCE 904 NED129 • VPC 575 • EVCC 687 | |
IC 794 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E2 in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is an estimated 83 million light years from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years across. Together with eight other galaxies, it is part of the NGC 4461 group ( LGG 286 ) and under catalog number VCC 1073 it is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4431 , NGC 4436 , NGC 4440 , IC 3381 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 23, 1892 .