IC 815
| Galaxy IC 815 |
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![IC 815 with LEDA 1400660 (ol) & IC 3760 (r) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC815_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 815 with LEDA 1400660 (ol) & IC 3760 (r) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 46 m 22.7 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 52 ′ 36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E1 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.50 × 0.3 |
| Surface brightness | 11.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.044591 ± 0.000193 |
| Radial velocity | 13,368 ± 58 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(595 ± 42) · 10 6 ly (182.5 ± 12.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stephane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 23, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 815 • PGC 43086 • CGCG 071-035 NED02 • MCG + 02-33-015 • 2MASX J12462267 + 1152357 • GALEX ASC J124622.70 + 115238.5 | |
IC 815 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 595 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter. Together with IC 3756 and IC 3760 , it probably forms a gravitationally bound trio of galaxies.
The galaxies IC 3720 , IC 3722 , IC 3775 , IC 3779 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 23, 1892 .
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Individual evidence
Attention: The sorting key “IC 0815” overwrites the previously used key “IC0815”.