IC 4187

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Galaxy
IC 4187
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IC 4187 with IC 4188 [1] (above)
IC 4187 with IC 4188 (above)
AladinLite
Constellation Hunting dogs
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 13 h 05 m 59.6 s
declination + 36 ° 17 ′ 54 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E / S0  
Brightness  (visual) 14.9 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.9 mag
Angular expansion 0.3 ′ × 0.3 ′
Surface brightness 12.4 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.038019 ± 0.000187  
Radial velocity 11,398 ± 56 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(511 ± 36)  x  10 6  ly
(156.7 ± 11.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery Max Wolf
Discovery date March 21, 1903
Catalog names
IC  4187 • PGC  45333 • MCG  + 06-29-032 • 2MASX  J13055960 + 3617551 • NSA 089510

IC 4187 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Canes Venatici on the northern sky . It is estimated to be 511 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies IC 4171 , IC 4178 , IC 4188 , IC 4189 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

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

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e SEDS : IC 4187
  4. Seligman