IC 4696
Galaxy IC 4696 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | peacock |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 18 h 20 m 17.91 s |
declination | -64 ° 44 ′ 02.7 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB (rs) bc |
Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.5 likes |
Angular expansion | 2.40 'x 0.9' |
Position angle | 77 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation |
IC 4765 group LGG 422 |
Redshift | 0.015599 ± 0.000022 |
Radial velocity | 4676 ± 7 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(204 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (62.6 ± 4.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
Discovery date | July 19, 1901 |
Catalog names | |
IC 4696 • PGC 61750 • ESO 103-013 • IRAS 18153-6445 • 2MASX J18201792-6444025 • SGC 181523-6445.3 • GALEX ASC J182018.02-644401.9 • HIPASS J1820-64 • WISEA J182017.89-644403.1 • LDCE 1293 NED00 |
IC 4696 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Peacock on southern sky . It is an estimated 204 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 150,000 light years in diameter. Presumably it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair together with PGC 320050 . It is considered a member of the 31 galaxies counting IC 4765 group ( LGG 422 ).
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on July 19, 1901 .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Aladin Lite: IC 4696