IC 876
| Galaxy IC 876 |
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![IC 876 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC876_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 876 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 18 m 34.582 s |
| declination | + 04 ° 29 ′ 10.72 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 × 0.7 |
| Position angle | 9 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 439 |
| Redshift | 0.020374 ± 0.000087 |
| Radial velocity | 6108 ± 26 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(271 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (83.0 ± 5.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | June 5, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 876 • PGC 46370 • CGCG 044-061 • MCG + 01-34-017 • IRAS 13160 + 0445 • 2MASX J13183460 + 0429110 • GALEXASC J131834.56 + 042910.1 • LDCE 959 NED003 • WISEA J131834.57 + 042911.0 • KTG 46C | |
IC 876 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SB in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 271 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter. Together with IC 871 and IC 873, it forms the gravitationally bound galaxy trio KTG 46 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on June 5, 1893 .