IC 1192 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 16h 06m 33.1s |
Declination | +17° 46′ 32.3″ |
Redshift | 0.037936 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 11,373 km/s |
Distance | 543 Mly (166.4 Mpc) |
Group or cluster | Hercules Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.5 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb, SBb, AGN |
Size | 90,000 ly |
Other designations | |
PGC 57157, SDSS J160633.12+174632.4, AGC 260226, USGC U741 NED06, ABELL 2151:[D80] 074, LEDA 57157 |
IC 1192 is an edge-on[1] barred spiral galaxy[2] located in Hercules.[3][4] It is located 543 million light-years from the Solar System and has a diameter of approximately 90,000 light-years.[1] IC 1192 was discovered by Stephane Javelle on August 13, 1892.[5] It is a member of the Hercules Cluster.[6][7]
The luminosity class of IC 1192 is II[1] and it has an active galaxy nucleus. It is specifically described as a LINER galaxy according to SIMBAD, meaning its nucleus presents an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weak ionized atoms.[8]