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IC 1192

IC 1192 is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy located in Hercules. It is located 543 million light-years from the Solar System and has a diameter of approximately 90,000 light-years. IC 1192 was discovered by Stephane Javelle on August 13, 1892. It is a member of the Hercules Cluster.

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IC 1192
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of IC 1192
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHercules
Right ascension16h 06m 33.1s
Declination+17° 46′ 32.3″
Redshift0.037936
Heliocentric radial velocity11,373 km/s
Distance543 Mly (166.4 Mpc)
Group or clusterHercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)15.5
Characteristics
TypeSb, SBb, AGN
Size90,000 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-on1 barred spiral galaxy2 located in Hercules.34 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.67

The luminosity class of IC 1192 is II1 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

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  5. "Index Catalog Objects: IC 1150 - 1199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  6. Bakich, Michael E. (2024-01-01). "The Hercules galaxy cluster". Astronomy Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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  8. "IC 1192 - LINER-type Active Galaxy Nucleus". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-02.