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]
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.
External links
- IC 66 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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