IC 845
| Galaxy IC 845 |
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![IC 845 with LEDA 2807040 (lu) [1] SDSS holder](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC845_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 845 with LEDA 2807040 (lu) SDSS holder | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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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 |
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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 .