IC 845
Galaxy IC 845 |
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IC 845 with LEDA 2807040 (lu) SDSS holder | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 13 h 04 m 57.420 s |
declination | + 12 ° 04 ′ 44.64 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E0 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.30 × 0.3 |
Surface brightness | 11.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.035628 ± 0.000157 |
Radial velocity | 10,681 ± 47 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(476 ± 33) · 10 6 ly (145.8 ± 10.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | May 3, 1889 |
Catalog names | |
IC 845 • PGC 45234 • CGCG 071-107 NED01 • MCG + 02-33-053 NED01 • 2MASX J13045741 + 1204446 • GALEX ASC J130457.49 + 120442.7 • NSA 70442 • WISEA J130457.43 + 120444.5 |
IC 845 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E0 in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 476 million light years from the Milky Way and approximately 45,000 light years in diameter .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on May 3, 1889 .