IC 4476
Galaxy IC 4476 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Libra |
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 |
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".