IC 4562
| Galaxy IC 4562 |
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![LEDA 55563 & IC 4562 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC4562_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| LEDA 55563 & IC 4562 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Bear keeper |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 15 h 35 m 57.0 s |
| declination | + 43 ° 29 ′ 36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E? |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 577-001 |
| Redshift | 0.018880 ± 0.000157 |
| Radial velocity | 5660 ± 47 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(259 ± 18) x 10 6 ly (79.4 ± 5.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Edward E. Barnard |
| Discovery date | August 20, 1890 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4562 • UGC 9928 • PGC 55559 • CGCG 222-030 • MCG + 07-32-034 • 2MASX J15355700 + 4329351 • GALEX ASC J153557.09 + 432933.9 • LDCE 1129 NED006 | |
IC 4562 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Bear Guardian in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 259 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 90,000 ly . Together with PGC 55563 , it forms a bound galaxy pair .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 4564 , IC 4565 , IC 4566 , IC 4567 .
The object was discovered by Edward Barnard on August 20, 1890 .