Astronomy:IC 883

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Short description: Irregular galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
IC 883
Hubble Interacting Galaxy IC 883 (2008-04-24).jpg
Interacting Galaxy IC 883
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationCanes Venatici[1]
Right ascension 13h 20m 35,5s [2]
Declination+34° 8′ 19″ [2]
Redshift6954 ± 16 km/s[3]
Distance320.9 Mly (98.4 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.8[2]
Characteristics
TypeIrr (Im/P) [2]
Apparent size (V)2′.4 × 0′.7[3]
Notable featuresInteracting galaxies
Other designations
Arp 193 • UGC 8387 • PRC D-25 • IRAS 13183+3423 • PGC 46560 • VV 821 • ZWG 189.54 • 1ZW 56 • CGCG 189-54[2][3]

IC 883 (also known as Arp 193, IRAS 13183+3423, PGC 46560 and UGC 8387) is an irregular galaxy that is about 321 million light years away from Earth. It is located in the constellation Canes Venatici. Its largest radius is 1.4 (131 thousand light years), and smallest 0.7 angular minutes (65 thousand light years).[b] It was discovered by Rudolf Ferdinand Spitaler on May 1 1891.[2][4][5]

Two supernovae have been observed in IC 883: SN 2010cu (type II, mag. 17.7),[6] and SN 2011hi (type II, mag. 17.9).[7]

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Coordinates: Sky map 12h 46m 10.1s, +30° 43′ 55″