IC 894
| Galaxy IC 894 |
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![IC 894 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC894_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 894 SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Berenike's hair |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 32 m 04.817 s |
| declination | + 17 ° 02 ′ 56.28 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb / Seyfert 2 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 78 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.021728 ± 0.000140 |
| Radial velocity | 6514 ± 42 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(291 ± 21) · 10 6 ly (89.2 ± 6.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | June 23, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 894 • PGC 47597 • CGCG 102-006 • MCG + 03-35-002 • 2MASX J13320482 + 1702562 • LDCE 981 NED005 • NVSS J133205 + 170255 • WISEA J133204.82 + 170256.4 • KIG 591 | |
IC 894 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Coma Berenices in the northern sky . It is an estimated 291 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5217 , NGC 5172 , NGC 5180 , IC 897 .
The object was discovered on June 23, 1892 by the French astronomer Stéphane Javelle .