IC1613 / Galaxy, type IB(s)mV |
R.A. | 01h 04m 54.2s (2000.0) |
Dec. | +02°08' 00" (2000.0) |
Apparent Size | 16.4×14.7' |
Radial Velocity | -152km/s |
Magnitude | 9.8 |
Distance | 2.2 million light yrs. |
Group of Galaxies | Local Group |
Other IDs | UGC668, MCG0-3-70 DDO8, PGC03844 |
IC1613 is a fairly large but very dimmed irregular galaxy positioned near the border to Pisces.
The galaxy has a span of about 16 arc minutes but no clear structures, you can detect several lump of H-alpha regions included in the galaxy.
IC1613 is about 2.2 million light years away, it's a member of the Local Group same as our Galaxy.
And IC1613 is grouped into gdwarf galaxyh, the real diameter is about 16 thousand light years and contains only 100 million stars.
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