IC 896

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Galaxy
IC 896
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IC 896 [1]
IC 896
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 13 h 34 m 10.217 s
declination + 04 ° 52 ′ 06.49 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 13.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.8 mag
Angular expansion 1.20 ′ × 0.8 ′
Position angle 35 °
Surface brightness 13.8 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.021982 ± 0.000107  
Radial velocity 6590 ± 32 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(293 ± 21)  ·  10 6  ly
(89.7 ± 6.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date July 26, 1892
Catalog names
IC  896 • UGC  8545 • PGC  47794 • CGCG  045-027 • MCG  + 01-35-007 • 2MASX  J13341021 + 0452062 • GALEX ASC J133410.29 + 045208.0 • LDCE 997 NED003 • WISEA J133410.22 + 045206.5

IC 896 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 373 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years across.
In the same area of ​​the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 5213 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on July 26, 1892 .

See also

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 896
  4. ↑ Seligman