IC 903
| Galaxy IC 903 |
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| IC 903 with LEDA 1149241 (ro) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| 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 |
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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 .