IC 4612
| Galaxy IC 4612 |
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![IC 4612 with PGC 58499 (ro) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC4612_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 4612 with PGC 58499 (ro) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 33 m 49.620 s |
| declination | + 39 ° 15 ′ 47.50 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E / S0 / AGN |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.60 × 0.6 |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 2199 |
| Redshift | 0.031895 ± 0.000053 |
| Radial velocity | 9562 ± 16 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(434 ± 30) x 10 6 ly (133.2 ± 9.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | July 25, 1903 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4612 • PGC 58505 • CGCG 224-072 • MCG + 07-34-113 • IRAS 16320 + 3922 • KUG 1632 + 393B • 2MASX J16334964 + 3915478 • 2MASS J16334962 + 3915476 • LDCE 1190 NED028 • WISEA J163349.63 + 391547.7 | |
IC 4612 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Hercules. It is estimated to be 434 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 6195 , IC 4610 , IC 4611 .
The Type IIn supernova SN 2011cc was observed here.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on July 25, 1903 .