IC 874
| Galaxy IC 874 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 19 m 00.5 s |
| declination | -27 ° 37 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) 0 ^ 0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.20 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 17 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 5061 group NGC 5101 group LGG 341 |
| Redshift | 0.007749 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 2323 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(98 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (30.0 ± 2.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Frank Muller |
| Discovery date | March 14, 1888 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 874 • PGC 46410 • ESO 508-042 • MCG -04-31-050 • 2MASX J13190052-2737425 • SGC 131615-2721.9 • GALEX ASC J131900.58-273742.2 • LDCE 964 NED003 | |
IC 874 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Hydra south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 98 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5061 , NGC 5078 , NGC 5101 , IC 879 .
The object was discovered by Frank Muller on March 14, 1888 .