IC 4300
Galaxy IC 4300 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hunting dogs |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 13 h 35 m 25.2 s |
declination | + 33 ° 25 ′ 11 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E4 |
Brightness (visual) | 15.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.20 x 0.2 |
Surface brightness | 11.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.040324 ± 0.000093 |
Radial velocity | 12089 ± 28 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(542 ± 38) · 10 6 ly (166.3 ± 11.6) Mpc |
diameter | 70,000 ly |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | June 16, 1903 |
Catalog names | |
IC 4300 • PGC 47912 • MCG + 06-30-48 • 2MASX J13352519 + 3325116 • |
IC 4300 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E4 in the constellation Hounds in the northern sky . It is around 542 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 70,000 light years.
The object was discovered on June 16, 1903 by Stéphane Javelle .