IC 923 | |
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![]() SDSS image of IC 923 (located above the image) | |
Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 13h 43m 16.103s |
Declination | +55d 36m 56.85s |
Redshift | 0.069243 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 20,765km/s |
Distance | 954Mly (292.5Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.0 |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 16.0 |
Surface brightness | 12.4 |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 |
Apparent size (V) | 0.50' x 0.2' |
Other designations | |
[TTL2012] 081743,SDSS J134316.09+553656.8, EON J205.817+55.616 |
IC 923 is alenticular galaxy located inUrsa Major. Itsredshift is 0.069243[1] which means the galaxy is 954 millionlight-years fromEarth.[2] IC 923 has apparentdimensions of 0.50 x 0.2arcmin, meaning it is approximately 139,000 light-years across.[3] IC 923 was discovered in June 1892, byEdward Emerson Barnard[4][5] and is a member ofgalaxy group V1CG 588.[6]