IC 64
Galaxy in the constellation Pisces
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IC 64 is a massive lenticular galaxy located 622 million light-years away in the Pisces constellation.[1][2][3] IC 64 has a diameter of 300,000 light-years, making it, three times bigger than the Milky Way and one of the largest galaxies observed.[4] IC 64 was discovered by French astronomer Stephane Javelle on 5 December 1893.[4] It has an active galactic nucleus,[1][5] and is an emission line galaxy.[6][7]
| IC 64 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of lenticular galaxy IC 64 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 59m 24.4s |
| Declination | +27° 03′ 32.6″ |
| Redshift | 0.045932 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 13,738 km/s |
| Distance | 622 Mly (190.7 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 0.16[citation needed] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 0.22[citation needed] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E/S0/ AGN |
| Size | 300,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3' x 1.1' |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 3550, UGC 613, MCG+04-03-031, CGCG 480-030, NVSS J005924+270332, LEDA 3550, NSA 128233, GB6 B0056+2647, RX J005924.5+270333 | |