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Proper Name	None
Caldwell Number	C51
NGC/IC Number	IC 1613
Constellation	Cetus
Right Ascension	1h 4m 54s
Declination	+2° 8' 0"
Distance	c.2,381,000 light years c.730,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +9.4 Absolute: -14.9
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 18.3' Actual: 12,700 light years
Hubble Type	I Irregular
Optimum Visibility	October
Note	A relatively small and faint irregular galaxy, notable as being one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way. Its distance of some 2.4 million light years is comparable to that of the much larger Andromeda Galaxy, and like the Andromeda Galaxy it forms part of the Local Group along with the Milky Way itself.

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