IC 64

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IC 64
IC64 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of lenticular galaxy IC 64
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 00h 59m 24.4s
Declination +27° 03′ 32.6″
Redshift 0.045932
Heliocentric radial velocity 13,738 km/s
Distance 622 Mly (190.7 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude  (V)0.16[ citation needed ]
Apparent magnitude  (B)0.22[ citation needed ]
Characteristics
Type E/S0/ AGN
Size300,000 ly
Apparent size  (V)1.3' x 1.1'
Other designations
PGC 3550, UGC 613, MCG+04-03-031, CGCG 480-030, NVSS J005924+270332, LEDA 3550, NSA 128233, GB6 B0056+2647, RX J005924.5+270333

IC 64 is a massive lenticular galaxy located 622 million light-years away in the Pisces constellation. [1] [2] [3] IC 64 has a diameter of 300,000 light-years, making it, three times bigger than the Milky Way and one of the largest galaxies observed. [4] IC 64 was discovered by French astronomer Stephane Javelle on 5 December 1893. [4] It has an active galactic nucleus, [1] [5] and is an emission line galaxy. [6] [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "IC 64 - Lenticular Galaxy in Pisces | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. ↑ Astronomy, Go. "IC 64 | galaxy in Pisces | IC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. 1 2 "Index Catalog Objects: IC 50 - 99". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  5. ↑ Zaw, Ingyin; Chen, Yan-Ping; Farrar, Glennys R. (2019-02-01). "A Uniformly Selected, All-sky, Optical AGN Catalog". The Astrophysical Journal. 872 (2): 134. arXiv: 1902.03799 . Bibcode:2019ApJ...872..134Z. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aaffaf . ISSN   0004-637X.
  6. ↑ Caccianiga, A.; Maccacaro, T.; Wolter, A.; Della Ceca, R.; Gioia, I. M. (2000-06-01). "Emission line AGNs from the REX survey. Results from optical spectroscopy". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 144: 247–269. arXiv: astro-ph/0004038 . Bibcode:2000A&AS..144..247C. doi:10.1051/aas:2000344. ISSN   0365-0138.
  7. ↑ Marziani, P.; D’Onofrio, M.; Bettoni, D.; Poggianti, B. M.; Moretti, A.; Fasano, G.; Fritz, J.; Cava, A.; Varela, J.; Omizzolo, A. (2017-03-01). "Emission line galaxies and active galactic nuclei in WINGS clusters". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 599: A83. arXiv: 1608.07924 . Bibcode:2017A&A...599A..83M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201628941. ISSN   0004-6361.
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