IC 112
| Galaxy IC 112 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Fish |
| Position Equinox: J2000.0, Epoch: J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01h 26m 03.0s[1] |
| Declination | +11° 26′ 35″ [1] |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sdm:[1][2] |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag [2] |
| Brightness (B-Band) | 14.4 mag [2] |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 × 0.4 [2] |
| Position angle | 128° [2] |
| Surface brightness | 12.4 mag/arcmin² [2] |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.019410 ± 0.000017[1] |
| Radial velocity | 5819 ± 5 km/s[1] |
| Hubble distance vrad / H0 |
(264 ± 19) – 106 Lj (81 ± 5.7) Mpc[1] |
| History | |
| Discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Date of discovery | 4. December 1893 |
| Catalog designations | |
| IC 112 – UGC 1008 – PGC 5328 – CGCG 436-049 – MCG+02-04-047 – IRAS 1234+1110 – 2MASX J01260303+1126347 – NVSS J012602+112633 | |
IC 112 is a Hubble-type spiral galaxy Sdm: in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic. It is estimated to be 264 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 60,000 light years.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 511 and NGC 569.
The type Ic supernova SN 2008hh was observed here.[3]
The object was discovered on December 4, 1893, by French astronomer Stéphane Javelle.[4]
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Individual references
Categories
- Astronomical object (discovered 1893)
- Individual galaxy
- Pisces (Constellation)
- Index Catalog
- Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies
- Principal Galaxies Catalogue
- Uppsala General Catalogue
- Zwicky Catalogue
- Spiral Galaxy