IC 901
| Galaxy IC 901 |
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![IC 901 & PGC 47944 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC901_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 901 & PGC 47944 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 35 m 42.399 s |
| declination | + 13 ° 19 ′ 51.27 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 × 0.6 |
| Position angle | 117 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 456 |
| Redshift | 0.042843 ± 0.000029 |
| Radial velocity | 12,844 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(573 ± 40) · 10 6 ly (175.8 ± 12.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | May 24, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 901 • PGC 47954 • CGCG 073-045 • MCG + 02-35-011 • 2MASX J13354238 + 1319514 • GALEX ASC J133542.37 + 131949.8 • NVSS J133542 + 131953 • WISEA J133542.39 + 131951.2 | |
IC 901 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 573 million light years from the Milky Way and about 135,000 light years in diameter . Presumably it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair with PGC 47944 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5221 , NGC 5226 , NGC 5230 , IC 898 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on May 24, 1892 .