NGC 1623
| Galaxy NGC 1623 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 35 m 32.4 s |
| declination | -13 ° 33 ′ 23 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBa |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 15 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 496 |
| Redshift | 0.033760 +/- 0.000077 |
| Radial velocity | (10.121 +/- 23) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(447 ± 31) · 10 6 ly (137.2 ± 9.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Ormond Stone |
| Discovery date | December 31, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1623 • PGC 15591 • 2MASX J04353239-1333234 • | |
NGC 1623 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 447 million light years from the Milky Way and about 105,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Ormond Stone on December 31, 1885 .
Web links
Commons : NGC 1623 - Collection of Images
