IC 4563
Galaxy IC 4563 |
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IC 4563 with LEDA 214393 (r) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Bear keeper |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 15 h 36 m 03.7 s |
declination | + 39 ° 49 ′ 53 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 / a |
Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
Position angle | 165 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.014307 ± 0.000161 |
Radial velocity | 4289 ± 48 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(198 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (60.6 ± 4.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | July 24, 1903 |
Catalog names | |
IC 4563 • PGC 55565 • CGCG 222-029 • MCG + 07-32-033 • GALEX ASC J153603.59 + 394953.5 |
IC 4563 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Bear Keeper in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 198 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 45,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky there are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5966 , IC 4557 , IC 4560 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on July 24, 1903 .