IC 812
| Galaxy IC 812 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 44 m 50.8 s |
| declination | -04 ° 26 ′ 05 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 x 0.5 |
| Position angle | 120 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.014460 +/- 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | (4335 +/- 45) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(189 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (58.1 ± 4.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | May 15, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 812 • PGC 42952 • IRAS 12422-0409 • 2MASX J12445087-0426046 • | |
IC 812 is a Hubble-type elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is an estimated 189 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on May 15, 1893 .