Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  IC 1613
IC 1613, Joe
IC 1613
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IC 1613

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IC 1613 is an irregular Magellanic type galaxy in Cetus close to the star 26 Ceti. It is a member of the local group and is approaching Earth at about 235Km/s.

At a distance of 2.3 million LY this low surface brightness galaxy's blue giant stars are easily resolved.

An interesting contrast with this nearby galaxy is the distant scattering of faint galaxies and in particular the galaxy cluster at 1 o'clock position.

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IC 1613, Joe