IC 4247
| Galaxy IC 4247 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 26 m 44.4 s |
| declination | -30 ° 21 ′ 45 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.30 'x 0.5' |
| Position angle | 153 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.000914 ± 0.000217 |
| Radial velocity | 274 ± 65 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(6 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (1.86 ± 0.90) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | May 4, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4247 • PGC 47073 • ESO 444-034 • MCG -05-32-017 • GALEX ASC J132644.51-302143.7 | |
IC 4247 is a spiral dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Centaur in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 6 million light years from the Milky Way .
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 5124 , NGC 5126 , NGC 5135 , IC 4248 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 4, 1904 .