IC 4356
| Galaxy IC 4356 |
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![IC 4356 with LEDA 2102430 [1] (ro)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC4356_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 4356 with LEDA 2102430 (ro) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 58 m 45.1 s |
| declination | + 37 ° 29 ′ 26 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C / S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.3 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.050207 ± 0.000167 |
| Radial velocity | 15.052 ± 50 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(676 ± 47) · 10 6 ly (207.2 ± 14.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | June 19, 1897 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4356 • PGC 49759 • 2MASX J13584507 + 3729264 • GALEX ASC J135845.12 + 372925.3 | |
IC 4356 is a compact lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Hounds in the northern sky . It is around 676 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 95,000 light years .
The galaxies NGC 5378 , NGC 5380 , NGC 5394 , NGC 5395 are in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on June 19, 1897 by Stéphane Javelle .