Astronomy:IC 66
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| IC 66 | |
|---|---|
 Image of IC 66 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 00m 32.4618s[1] |
| Declination | +30° 47′ 50.224″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016111 ± 0.0000005 [1][2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4830 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 4983 ± 6 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 217.7 ± 15.3 Mly (66.75 ± 4.68 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.21 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa [1] |
| Size | ~253,100 ly (77.60 kpc) (estimated) |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 623, PGC 3606[1][3][4] | |
IC 66 (also known as UGC 623) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered November 12, 1890 by Guillaume Bigourdan.[3]
IC 66 is considered to part of a galaxy group known as NGC 315 or LGG 14. It has at least 10 confirmed members which are NGC 226, NGC 243, NGC 262, NGC 266, NGC 311, NGC 338, IC 43, NGC 315, AND IC 69.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "NED results for object IC 66" (in en-US). https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=IC+66&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1.
- ↑ "A Digital Archive of H I 21 Centimeter Line Spectra of Optically Targeted Galaxies" (in en-US). https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005ApJS..160..149S/abstract.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Index catalog object: IC 66" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic0a.htm#ic66.
- ↑ "Simbad - IC 66" (in en-US). https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/object.html?object_name=IC%2066.
- ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 47–90. Bibcode: 1993A&AS..100...47G.
External links
- IC 66 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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