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Irregular galaxy in the constellation Indus
IC 5152
IC 5152 by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationIndus
Right ascension22 02 41.521
Declination−51° 17′ 47.20″
Redshift0.000407
Heliocentric radial velocity122 km/s
Distance5.87 ± 1.22 Mly
(1.801 ± 0.374 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)10.6
Characteristics
TypeIA(s)m
Apparent size (V)4.9' x 2.8'
Other designations
AM 2159-513, ESO 237-27, IRAS 21594-5132, PGC 67908, 2MASX J22024152-5117471

IC 5152 is an irregular galaxy 5.8 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Indus. It was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in 1908. It is an open question as to whether it is an outlying member of the Local Group. It is one of the easiest galaxies to resolve into stars, but there is a bright (magnitude 7.7) foreground star (HD 209142) right in front of it that makes deep observations difficult.

References

  1. ^ Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ "NED results for object IC 5152". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. "IC 5152". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. Ziljstra, A. A.; Minniti, Dante (April 1999). "A Dwarf Irregular Galaxy at the Edge of the Local Group: Stellar Populations and Distance of IC 5152". Astronomical Journal. 117 (4): 1743–1757. arXiv:astro-ph/9812330. Bibcode:1999AJ....117.1743Z. doi:10.1086/300802. S2CID 14737502.

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