IC 84

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Galaxy
IC 84
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SDSS
SDSS
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 11 m 25.6 s
declination + 01 ° 38 ′ 25 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.6 mag
Angular expansion 0.80 ′ × 0.5 ′
Position angle 12 °
Surface brightness 13.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Abell 147  
Redshift 0.016715 ± 0.000087  
Radial velocity 5011 ± 26 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(227 ± 16)  x  10 6  ly
(69.6 ± 4.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date November 5, 1891
Catalog names
IC  84 • PGC  4265 • CGCG  385-021 • MCG  + 00-04-029 • 2MASX  J01112564 + 0138250 • LEDA 4265

IC 84 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 227 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter .
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 428 , NGC 435 , NGC 445 , IC 83 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on November 5, 1891 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 84
  3. Seligman

Attention: The sorting key “IC 0084” overwrites the previously used key “IC0084”.