IC 4216

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Galaxy
IC 4216
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Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 13 h 17 m 01.9 s
declination -10 ° 46 ′ 12 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SAB (rs) cd  
Brightness  (visual) 13.5 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 14.2 mag
Angular expansion 1.90 'x 0.8'
Position angle 55 °
Surface brightness 13.8 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.009487 ± 0.000017  
Radial velocity 2844 ± 5 ​​km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(123 ± 8)  ·  10 6  ly
(37.6 ± 2.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery DeLisle Stewart
Discovery date July 1899
Catalog names
IC  4216 • PGC  46252 • MCG  -02-34-013 • IRAS  13144-1030 • 2MASX  J13170188-1046121 • HIPASS J1316-10

IC 4216 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 123 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 5066 .

The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in July 1899 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 4216
  3. Seligman