IC 976
| Galaxy IC 976 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 14 h 08 m 43.3 s |
| declination | -01 ° 09 ′ 42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 ^ 0 ^ |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 175 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 377 |
| Redshift | 0.005087 ± 0.000050 |
| Radial velocity | (1525 ± 1) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(67 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (20.4 ± 1.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | April 12, 1888 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 976 • UGC 9040 • PGC 50479 • CGCG 018-059 • MCG + 00-36-020 • 2MASX J14084326-0109420 • LDCE 1076 NED002 | |
IC 976 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0-a in the constellation Virgo. It is an estimated 67 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on April 12, 1888 .