IC 4212
| Galaxy IC 4212 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 12 m 03.0 s |
| declination | -06 ° 58 ′ 33 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) cd |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.1 ′ × 2.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 54 ° |
| Surface brightness | 15.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 333 |
| Redshift | 0.004923 ± 0.000003 |
| Radial velocity | 1476 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(62 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (19.0 ± 1.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | July 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4212 • PGC 45845 • MCG -01-34-011 • HIPASS J1311-06 • USGC S203 NED01 | |
IC 4212 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is about 62 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 4981 and IC 4209 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in July 1899 .