IC 893

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Galaxy
IC 893
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IC 893 [1]
IC 893
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 13 h 31 m 47.384 s
declination -02 ° 36 ′ 41.83 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sab / LINER  
Brightness  (visual) 14.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.9 mag
Angular expansion 1.1 ′ × 0.3 ′
Position angle 52 °
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.020257 ± 0.000023  
Radial velocity 6073 ± 7 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(268 ± 19)  ·  10 6  ly
(82.3 ± 5.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date 4th July 1893
Catalog names
IC  893 • UGC  8513 • PGC  47566 • CGCG  017-006 • MCG  + 00-35-002 • 2MASX  J13314738-0236414 • GALEX ASC J133147.43-023639.9 • LDCE 976 NED004 • NSA 34853

IC 893 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sab in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 268 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 5192 , NGC 5197 , NGC 5202 , IC 892 are in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on July 4, 1893 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : IC 893
  4. ↑ Seligman