PGC 1384
E514342
PGC 1384 is a faint dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group, best known as the nearby galaxy IC 1613 in the constellation Cetus.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | dwarf irregular galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | −15.3 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Caldwell 51
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DDO 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 1613 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 668 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | 16.2 × 14.5 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeB | 10.2 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 9.9 ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth | October ⓘ |
| catalog |
Caldwell catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Index Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Principal Galaxies Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Uppsala General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStellarPopulations |
intermediate-age stars
ⓘ
old stars ⓘ young stars ⓘ |
| darkMatterDominated | true ⓘ |
| declination | +02° 07′ 04″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Max Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 2.4 million light-years
ⓘ
about 730 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| foregroundExtinction | low ⓘ |
| galacticEnvironment | Local Group field galaxy ⓘ |
| gasContent | gas-rich ⓘ |
| gasPhase | neutral hydrogen rich ⓘ |
| hasCepheidVariables | true ⓘ |
| hasHIIRegions | true ⓘ |
| hasSupernovaRemnants | true ⓘ |
| hasWellDefinedSpiralArms | false ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Northern sky ⓘ |
| isBarred | no prominent bar ⓘ |
| isNearbyGalaxy | true ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Cetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | IB(s)m ⓘ |
| observedIn |
optical wavelengths
ⓘ
radio wavelengths ⓘ ultraviolet wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | −234 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | −0.00078 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 01h 04m 47s ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | ongoing ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
| usedFor | distance scale calibration ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.