IC 890
| Galaxy IC 890 |
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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 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 |
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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 .