IC 903

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Galaxy
IC 903
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IC 903 with LEDA 1149241 (ro)
IC 903 with LEDA 1149241 (ro)
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 13 h 38 m 26.1 s
declination -00 ° 13 ′ 39 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R ') Sab:  
Brightness  (visual) 13.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.4 mag
Angular expansion 1.90 × 0.8
Position angle 178 °
Surface brightness 13.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.012429 +/- 0.000013  
Radial velocity 3726 +/- 4 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(164 ± 11)  ·  10 6  ly
(50.3 ± 3.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date April 13, 1893
Catalog names
IC  903 • UGC  8625 • PGC  48207 • CGCG  017-045 • MCG  + 00-35-013 • 2MASX  J13382611-0013390 • LDCE 986 NED004

IC 903 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is an estimated 164 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxy IC 904 is located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 13, 1893 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS
  3. Seligman