IC 1185

IC 1185 is a type Sab^[1] spiral galaxy located in Hercules.^[2][3] It is located 420 million light-years from the Solar System and has an approximate diameter of 115,000 light-years.^[4] IC 1185 was discovered on June 8, 1888, by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan^[5] and is a member of the Hercules Cluster.^[6][7] IC 1185 has a surface brightness of magnitude 22.7^[2] and presents a double nucleus, which might represent a late stage of galaxy merger.^[8]

IC 1185
IC 1185 captured by Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hercules
Right ascension	16h 05m 44.6s
Declination	+17° 43′ 01.3″
Redshift	0.034764
Heliocentric radial velocity	10,440 km/s
Distance	424.5 Mly (130.2 Mpc)
Group or cluster	Hercules Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.89
Surface brightness	22.7 mag/arcsec
Characteristics
Type	Sab
Size	115,000 ly
Other designations
PGC 57096, 2MASX J16054464+1743008, GIN 500, WBL 607-022, CGCG 108-134, SDSS J160544.67+174301.4, 2XMM J160544.6+174301, NFP J160544.7+174302, MCG +03-41-110, 2MASS J16054468+1743014, BMW-HRI J160544.5+174303, LEDA 57096