IC 1185

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IC 1185
IC1185 - SDSS DR14.jpg
IC 1185 captured by Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 241.43 degrees
Declination 17.17 degrees
Redshift 0.034764
Heliocentric radial velocity 10,440 km/s
Distance 424.5 Mly (130.2 Mpc)
Group or cluster Hercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.89
Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcsec
Characteristics
Type Sab
Size115,000 ly
Other designations
PGC 57096, 2MASX J16054464+1743008, GIN 500, WBL 607-022, CGCG 108-134, SDSS J160544.67+174301.4, 2XMM J160544.6+174301, NFP J160544.7+174302, MCG +03-41-110, 2MASS J16054468+1743014, BMW-HRI J160544.5+174303, LEDA 57096

IC 1185 is a type Sab [1] spiral galaxy located in Hercules. [2] [3] It is located 420 million light-years from the Solar System and has an approximate diameter of 115,000 light-years. [4] IC 1185 was discovered on June 8, 1888, by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan [5] and is a member of the Hercules Cluster. [6] [7] IC 1185 has a surface brightness of magnitude 22.7 [2] and presents a double nucleus, which might represent a late stage of galaxy merger. [8]

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IC 2657 is a type E elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Leo. Its redshift is 0.167816, which means IC 2657 is 2.22 billion light-years away. IC 2657 is the second most distant Index Catalogue object after IC 4017 and the brightest cluster galaxy inside a small galaxy group called WHL J111508.7+134141. A large galaxy, measuring approximately 0.30 x 0.3 arcmin, it spans about 202,000 light-years across and was discovered by Max Wolf on March 27, 1906.

References

  1. ↑ "Revised IC Data for IC 1185". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  2. 1 2 Astronomy, Go. "IC 1185 | galaxy in Hercules | IC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  3. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "IC1185 (Galaxy)". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  4. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 1150 - 1199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  6. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  7. ↑ Bakich, Michael E. (2024-01-01). "The Hercules galaxy cluster". Astronomy Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  8. ↑ Kollatschny, W.; Fricke, K. J.; Hellwig, J. (1986), Giuricin, G.; Mardirossian, F.; Mezzetti, M.; Ramella, M. (eds.), "Double Nucleus Galaxies", Structure and Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei: International Meeting Held in Trieste, Italy, April 10–13, 1985, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 605–609, doi:10.1007/978-94-009-4562-3_58, ISBN   978-94-009-4562-3 , retrieved 2024-04-30
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