IC 844
| Galaxy IC 844 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 03 m 18.2 s |
| declination | -30 ° 31 ′ 16 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 × 0.4 |
| Position angle | 100 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 317 |
| Redshift | 0.009743 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | (2921 ± 9) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(124 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (37.9 ± 2.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Frank Muller |
| Discovery date | May 13, 1887 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 844 • PGC 45086 • ESO 443-040 • MCG -05-31-024 • 2MASX J13031822-3031157 • LDCE 0924 NED025 | |
IC 844 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Centaur. It is estimated to be 124 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Frank Muller on May 13, 1887 .