IC 915
| Galaxy IC 915 |
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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 43 m 27.3 s |
| declination | -17 ° 19 ′ 58 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 / Sbrst / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.030708 +/- 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 9206 +/- 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(407 ± 29) · 10 6 ly (124.8 ± 8.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | May 25, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 915 • PGC 88922 • IRAS 13407-1704 • 2MASX J13432733-1719576 • NVSS J134327-171955 | |
IC 915 is an elliptical galaxy with a high rate of star formation of the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 407 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on May 25, 1892 .
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Attention: The sorting key "IC 0915" overwrites the previously used key "IC0915".