IC 883
IC 883 is an irregular galaxy that is about 321 million light years away from Earth. It is located in the constellation Canes Venatici. Its largest radius is 1.4, and smallest 0.7 angular minutes. It was discovered by Rudolf Ferdinand Spitaler on May 1 1891.
IC 883 is classified a luminous infrared galaxy. It is a recent merger given that the galaxy has one single nucleus and two tidal tails. The molecular gas measured in IC 883 is estimated 4 billion MΘ. It is known to show a radio jet originating from its nucleus travelling at a subluminal motion of 0.6-1 c.
Two supernovae have been observed in IC 883: SN 2010cu, and SN 2011hi. When observed in near-infrared or optical wavelengths, they are the nearest supernovae found to the nucleus of an LIRG.