IC 890
Galaxy IC 890 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 13 h 28 m 25.59 s |
declination | -16 ° 05 ′ 32.4 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S. |
Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
Position angle | 140 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.019367 ± 0.000117 |
Radial velocity | 5806 ± 35 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(255 ± 18) · 10 6 ly (78.1 ± 5.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stephane Javelle |
Discovery date | July 8, 1893 |
Catalog names | |
IC 890 • PGC 170253 • 2MASX J13282558-1605326 • GALEX ASC J132825.63-160532.2 • LDCE 0982 NED001 • WISEA J132825.59-160532.2 |
IC 890 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 255 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years across.
The object was discovered on July 8, 1893 by Stéphane Javelle .