| IC 5337 | |
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Hubble Space Telescope image of IC 5337 and IC 5338
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| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 354.10 degrees |
| Redshift | 0.06188 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 16,485 km/s |
| Distance | 800 Mly (245.2 Mpc) |
| Grouporcluster | Abell 2626 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.485 0.038 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S |
| Size | 175,000 ly (estimated) |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 71875, MCG +03-60-012, AGC 330572, 2MASX J23362506+2109028, LEDA 71875, Z455-25, JW100 | |
IC 5337orJW100, is a spiral galaxy located 800 million light-years away from the Solar System in the constellation of Pegasus.[1][2] It is probably gravitationally boundtoIC 5338, the brightest cluster galaxyinAbell 2626. IC 5337 is a jellyfish galaxy, mainly due to dynamic stripping pressure.[3][4] Star-forming gas are thrown about, as the galaxy penetrates through the thin gas layer and causing them to drip from the galaxy's disc, giving it its unique appearance of a cosmic jellyfish. In the image, other galaxies can be seen in the background.[3]
IC 5337 was discovered by French astronomer, Stephane Javelle on November 25, 1897.[5] It has an active galactic nucleus according to SIMBAD and considered an emission-line galaxy.[6]
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