IC 891
| Galaxy IC 891 |
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![IC 891 with LEDA 1162760 (lo) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC891_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 891 with LEDA 1162760 (lo) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 29 m 59.920 s |
| declination | + 00 ° 18 ′ 18.36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.021576 ± 0.000089 |
| Radial velocity | 6468 ± 27 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(286 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (87.8 ± 6.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stephane Javelle |
| Discovery date | June 8, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 891 • PGC 47418 • CGCG 016-080 • MCG + 00-34-040 • 2MASX J13295990 + 0018183 • NSA 1874 • SDSS J132959.92 + 001818.3 • WISEA J132959.92 + 001818.4 | |
IC 891 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 286 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on June 8, 1893 .