IC 4104

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Galaxy
IC 4104
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Constellation Hunting dogs
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 13 h 02 m 18.1 s
declination + 38 ° 35 ′ 33 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E3?  
Brightness  (visual) 15.0 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.0 mag
Angular expansion 0.30 × 0.2
Position angle 0 °
Surface brightness 12.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.041088 ± 0.000176  
Radial velocity 12,318 ± 53 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(553 ± 39)  ·  10 6  ly
(169.4 ± 11.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Max Wolf
Discovery date March 21, 1903
Catalog names
IC  4104 • PGC  2131244 • 2MASX  J13021808 + 3835322 •

IC 4104 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3? in the constellation hounds in the north star sky . It is estimated to be 553 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter.

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

Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 4104
  3. Seligman