Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 10
IC 10 Starburst Galaxy, Jirair Afarian
IC 10 Starburst Galaxy
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IC 10 Starburst Galaxy

IC 10 Starburst Galaxy, Jirair Afarian
IC 10 Starburst Galaxy
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IC 10 Starburst Galaxy

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IC 10 is an irregular galaxy located in the constellation Cassiopeia with an apparent magnitude of 10.4 and is located 2.2 million light years from Earth. It was discovered by Lewis Swift in 1887. The galaxy is rather difficult to study because it lies near the plane of the Milky Way and is therefore heavily obscured by interstellar matter. The apparent distance between IC 10 and the Andromeda Galaxy is about the same as the apparent distance between the Andromeda Galaxy and the Triangulum Galaxy, which suggests that IC 10 may belong to the M31 subgroup. In 1662 the radial velocity of IC 10 was mesured and it was found to be approaching the Milky Way at approximately 350 km/s, strengthening the evidence for its membership in the Local Group.

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IC 10 Starburst Galaxy, Jirair Afarian

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