IC 2431

IC 2431
Hubble Space Telescope and PAN-STARRS image of IC 2431
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCancer
Right ascension09h 04m 35.35s
Declination+14d 35m 38.7s
Redshift0.049700
Heliocentric radial velocity14,579 km/s
Distance684 Mly (209.71 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3
Characteristics
TypeGroup
Notable featuresInteracting galaxies
Other designations
PGC 25476, CGCG 090-063, UGC 4756, Mrk 1224, IRAS 09018+1447, SFRS 040, MCG +03-23-030, NVSS J090434+143538, VV 645, LSBC D634-04, AKARI J0904345+143541, VLSS J0904.5+1435, TXS 0901+147, LEDA 25476

IC 2431 are a group of interacting galaxies in the constellation of Cancer.[1][2] They are located 684 million light-years away from the Solar System[3] and were discovered on February 24, 1896, by Stephane Javelle.[4]

  1. ^ Astronomy, Go. "IC 2431 | galaxy group in Cancer | IC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  2. ^ Ford, Dominic. "IC2431 (Galaxy)". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  3. ^ "NED Search Results for IC 2431". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 2400 - 2449". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.