IC 4427

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Galaxy
IC 4427
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IC 4427 [1]
IC 4427
AladinLite
Constellation Bear keeper
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 14 h 26 m 59.568 s
declination + 26 ° 51 ′ 50.27 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S? / HII  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.4 mag
Angular expansion 0.80 'x 0.3'
Position angle 120 °
Surface brightness 12.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.030158 ± 0.000117  
Radial velocity 9041 ± 35 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(407 ± 28)  x  10 6  ly
(124.7 ± 8.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date June 21, 1895
Catalog names
IC  4427 • PGC  51591 • CGCG  163-050 • MCG  + 05-34-041 • IRAS  14247 + 2705 • 2MASX  J14265954 + 2651502 • GALEX ASC J142659.56 + 265149.6 • WISEA J142659.56 + 265150.1 • NVSS J142659 + 265153

IC 4427 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type Sab with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Bear Guardian in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 407 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5635 , IC 4423 , IC 4425 , IC 4436 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on June 21, 1895 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : IC 4427
  4. ↑ Seligman