IC 4476
| Galaxy IC 4476 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Libra |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 14 h 39 m 51.8 s |
| declination | -16 ° 14 ′ 41 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E3 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 170 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.009246 ± 0.000143 |
| Radial velocity | 2772 ± 43 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(121 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (37.2 ± 2.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Sherburne Burnham |
| Discovery date | April 15, 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4476 • PGC 170358 • 2MASX J14395187-1614405 • | |
IC 4476 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3? in the constellation Libra on the ecliptic . It is around 121 million light years away from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on April 15, 1899 by Sherburne Burnham .
Individual evidence
Attention: The sort key "IC 4476" overwrites the previously used key "IC4476".