IC 4611

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Galaxy
IC 4611
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IC 4611 [1]
IC 4611
AladinLite
Constellation Hercules
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 16 h 33 m 42.338 s
declination + 39 ° 11 ′ 06.51 ″
Appearance
Morphological type C.  
Brightness  (visual) 15.0 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.0 mag
Angular expansion 0.50 × 0.5
Surface brightness 13.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Abell 2199  
Redshift 0.029729 ± 0.000111  
Radial velocity 8913 ± 33 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(405 ± 28)  ·  10 6  Lj
(124.3 ± 8.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date July 25, 1903
Catalog names
IC  4611 • PGC  58498 • 2MASX  J16334229 + 3911069 • 2MASS J16334233 + 3911065 • GALEX ASC J163342.39 + 391106.9 • WISEA J163342.32 + 391106.6

IC 4611 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Hercules. It is estimated to be 405 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years across.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 6195 , IC 4610 , IC 4612 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on July 25, 1903 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d SEDS : IC 4611
  4. Seligman