IC 977
| Galaxy IC 977 |
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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 42.0 s |
| declination | -03 ° 00 ′ 09 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sat |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 130 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.029250 ± 0.000093 |
| Radial velocity | 8769 ± 28 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(390 ± 27) · 10 6 ly (119.6 ± 8.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | July 8, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 977 • PGC 50477 • CGCG 018-058 • 2MASX J14084204-0300090 • GALEX ASC J140842.03-030007.4 | |
IC 977 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sab in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is about 390 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 80,000 light years .
The galaxies IC 978 and IC 985 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on July 8, 1893 by Stéphane Javelle .