IC 4221
| Galaxy IC 4221 |
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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 18 m 30.3 s |
| declination | -14 ° 36 ′ 32 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (r) c |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 165 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.009637 ± 0.000010 |
| Radial velocity | 2889 ± 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(124 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (38.1 ± 2.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | July 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4221 • PGC 46366 • MCG -02-34-021 • IRAS 13158-1420 • 2MASX J13183034-1436319 • NVSS J131830-143626 • LDCE 955 NED031 | |
IC 4221 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 124 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 50,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 5073 and NGC 5094 .
The supernovae SN 2002bs ( Type-Ia ) and SN 2015C (Type-IIP) were observed here.
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in July 1899 .