IC 4350

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Galaxy
IC 4350
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Constellation Water snake
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 13 h 57 m 13.9 s
declination -25 ° 14 ′ 45 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R ') SA0 ^ + (r) pec:  
Brightness  (visual) 12.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.7 mag
Angular expansion 1.6 ′ × 0.9 ′
Position angle 136 °
Surface brightness 13 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.020681  
Radial velocity 6149 ± 24 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(272 ± 19)  ·  10 6  ly
(83.4 ± 5.8)  Mpc 
diameter 135,000 ly
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date April 21, 1898
Catalog names
IC  4350 • PGC  49628 • ESO  510-22 • MCG  -04-33-19 • LDCE 1036 NED008

IC 4350 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0-a in the constellation Hydra south of the celestial equator . It is around 272 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 135,000 light years .

The object was discovered on April 21, 1898 by Lewis Swift .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : IC 4350
  3. Seligman