IC 892
| Galaxy IC 892 |
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![IC 892 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC892_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 892 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 31 m 45.877 s |
| declination | -02 ° 42 ′ 47.01 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 15 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.020858 ± 0.000083 |
| Radial velocity | 6253 ± 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(277 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (84.8 ± 5.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | 4th July 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 892 • UGC 8512 • PGC 47564 • CGCG 017-005 • MCG + 00-35-001 • 2MASX J13314591-0242464 • LDCE 0976 NED003 • NSA 034851 • WISEA J133145.86-024246.8 | |
IC 892 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type S0 with an active galaxy core in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 277 million light years from the Milky Way and about 120,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5192 , NGC 5197 , NGC 5202 , IC 893 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on July 4, 1893 .