IC 4256
| Galaxy IC 4256 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 27 m 03.2 s |
| declination | + 30 ° 58 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.40 'x 0.2' |
| Position angle | 45 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.022536 ± 0.000010 |
| Radial velocity | 6756 ± 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(304 ± 21) · 10 6 ly (93.1 ± 6.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | June 30, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4256 • PGC 47120 • CGCG 161-054 • 2MASX J13270315 + 3058365 • GALEX ASC J132703.15 + 305835.3 • USGC U536 NED05 • NSA 93578 | |
IC 4256 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Hounds in the northern sky . It is an estimated 304 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 5187 , IC 4239 , IC 4240 , IC 4242 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on June 30, 1896 .