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PGC 16389
Image taken using the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data
Constellation Caelum
Right ascension04h 56m 58.7s [1]
Declination−42° 48′ 14″ [1]
Redshift0.002192 ± 0.000017 km/s [1]
Galactocentric velocity657 ± 5 km/s [1]
Distance6.61 megaparsecs (21.6 Mly) [1]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.4 [1]
Characteristics
TypeIrr [1]
Apparent size (V)1.3′ × 1.3′ [1]
Other designations
2MASX J02232199+3211492, ESO 252-IG1, AM 0455-425, PGC 16389

LEDA/PGC 16389 is a Hubble-type dwarf irregular galaxy (dIrr) in the constellation Caelum in the southern sky. It is estimated to be 22 million light-years from the Milky Way and forms an optical galaxy pair with APMBGC 252+125-117.

References


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
PGC 16389
Image taken using the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data
Constellation Caelum
Right ascension04h 56m 58.7s [1]
Declination−42° 48′ 14″ [1]
Redshift0.002192 ± 0.000017 km/s [1]
Galactocentric velocity657 ± 5 km/s [1]
Distance6.61 megaparsecs (21.6 Mly) [1]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.4 [1]
Characteristics
TypeIrr [1]
Apparent size (V)1.3′ × 1.3′ [1]
Other designations
2MASX J02232199+3211492, ESO 252-IG1, AM 0455-425, PGC 16389

LEDA/PGC 16389 is a Hubble-type dwarf irregular galaxy (dIrr) in the constellation Caelum in the southern sky. It is estimated to be 22 million light-years from the Milky Way and forms an optical galaxy pair with APMBGC 252+125-117.

References



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