IC 886
| Galaxy IC 886 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 23 m 57.488 s |
| declination | -04 ° 23 ′ 43.63 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.30 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.076503 ± 0.000137 |
| Radial velocity | 22,935 ± 41 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(1022 ± 71) · 10 6 Lj (313.2 ± 21.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | June 10, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 886 • PGC 1058761 • 2MASX J13235748-0423425 • 2MASS J13235749-0423430 • GALEX ASC J132357.55-042341.7 • WISEA J132357.49-042343.1 | |
IC 886 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E0 in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 1 billion light years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 5133 .
The object was discovered on June 10, 1893 by Stéphane Javelle .