IC 4102

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Galaxy
IC 4102
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IC 4102 [1] SDSS image
IC 4102 SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation Hunting dogs
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 13 h 02 m 17.994 s
declination + 36 ° 09 ′ 8.80 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E +  
Brightness  (visual) 15.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.5 mag
Angular expansion 0.20 × 0.1
Position angle 80 °
Surface brightness 11.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.026884 ± 0.000191  
Radial velocity 8060 ± 57 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(362 ± 25)  x  10 6  ly
(111 ± 7.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Max Wolf
Discovery date March 21, 1903
Catalog names
IC  4102 • PGC  2075831 • 2MASX  J13021788 + 3609083 • 2MASS J13021802 + 3609094 • SDSS J130217.99 + 360908.7

IC 4102 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E5 in the constellation Canes Venatici on the northern sky . It is an estimated 362 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years across.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 4049 , IC 4069 , IC 4078 , IC 4086 and IC 4097 .

The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 21, 1903 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 4102
  4. Seligman