IC 86
| Galaxy IC 86 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 13 m 28.5 s |
| declination | -16 ° 14 ′ 30 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 140 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.043967 +/- 0.000083 |
| Radial velocity | 13,181 +/- 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(590 ± 41) · 10 6 Lj (180.8 ± 12.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stephane Javelle |
| Discovery date | September 2, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 86 • PGC 165316 • IRAS 01110-1630 • 2MASX J01132852-1614301 • GALEX ASC J011328.48-161429.0 | |
IC 86 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 590 million light years from the Milky Way and about 120,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on September 2, 1892 .
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Attention: The sort key "IC 0086" overwrites the previously used key "IC0086".