IC 4461
| Galaxy IC 4461 |
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| IC 4461 (ru), IC 4462 (middle) and PGC 52123 (l. Middle) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Bear keeper |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 14 h 35 m 00.4 s |
| declination | + 26 ° 31 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb? |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.064372 |
| Radial velocity | 19298 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(865 ± 61) · 10 6 Lj (265.2 ± 18.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | June 22, 1895 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4461 • UGC 9384 • PGC 52120 • CGCG 163-085 NED01 • MCG + 05-34-076 • 2MASX J14350038 + 2631548 • VV 303c • | |
IC 4461 is the name of a spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It is estimated to be 865 million light years from the Milky Way .
IC 4461 was discovered on June 22, 1895 by the astronomer Stéphane Javelle .