IC 900
Galaxy IC 900 |
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IC 900 SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 13 h 34 m 43.015 s |
declination | + 09 ° 20 ′ 12.75 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB (s) bc |
Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.60 x 1.0 |
Position angle | 27 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.023580 ± 0.000008 |
Radial velocity | 7069 ± 2 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(315 ± 22) · 10 6 ly (96.5 ± 6.8) Mpc |
diameter | 150,000 ly |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | May 14, 1892 |
Catalog names | |
IC 900 • UGC 8555 • PGC 47855 • CGCG 073-037 • MCG + 02-35-004 • IRAS 13322 + 0935 • 2MASX J13344300 + 0920122 • LDCE 987 NED003 • NVSS J133443 + 092011 • WISEA J133443.00 + 092012.8 |
IC 900 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 315 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 150,000 light-years across .
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 5248 .
The supernovae SN 2009gl (Type-IIb) and SN 2015at (Type-II) were observed here.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on May 14, 1892 .