Astronomy:IC 1192

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IC 1192
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of IC 1192
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension 16h 06m 33.1s
Declination+17° 46′ 32.3″
Redshift0.037936
Helio radial velocity11,373 km/s
Distance543 Mly (166.4 Mpc)
Group or clusterHercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)15.5
Characteristics
TypeSb, SBb, AGN
Size90,000 ly
Other designations
PGC 57157, SDSS J160633.12+174632.4, AGC 260226, USGC U741 NED06, ABELL 2151:[D80] 074, LEDA 57157

IC 1192 is an edge-on[1] barred spiral galaxy[2] located in Hercules.[3][4] It is located 543 million light-years from the Solar System and has a diameter of approximately 90,000 light-years.[1] IC 1192 was discovered by Stephane Javelle on August 13, 1892.[5] It is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[6][7]

The luminosity class of IC 1192 is II[1] and it has an active galaxy nucleus. It is specifically described as a LINER galaxy according to SIMBAD, meaning its nucleus presents an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weak ionized atoms.[8]

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