IC 899
| Galaxy IC 899 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 34 m 59.455 s |
| declination | -08 ° 05 ′ 29.91 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.50 × 0.5 |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.021605 ± 0.000110 |
| Radial velocity | 6477 ± 33 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(286 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (87.7 ± 6.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | June 10, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 899 • PGC 170267 • 2MASX J13345943-0805291 • 2MASS J13345942-0805296 • GALEX ASC J133459.48-080528.4 • LDCE 994 NED003 | |
IC 899 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E0 in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is an estimated 286 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5130 , NGC 5203 , NGC 5232 , NGC 5241 .
The object was discovered on June 10, 1893 by Stéphane Javelle .