IC 4726
| Galaxy IC 4726 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | peacock |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 18 h 36 m 58.81 s |
| declination | -62 ° 51 ′ 15.6 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 'x 0.8' |
| Position angle | 23 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | IC 4765 group LGG 422 |
| Redshift | 0.015120 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 4533 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(198 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (60.8 ± 4.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | July 20, 1901 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4726 • PGC 62133 • ESO 103-032 • 2MASX J18365878-6251157 • 2MASS J18365883-6251154 • LDCE 1323 NED007 • WISEA J183658.86-625115.3 | |
IC 4726 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Peacock in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 198 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter. Together with thirty other galaxies it forms the IC 4765 group ( LGG 422 ) and with PGC 62116 an optical (?) Pair of galaxies.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 4723 , IC 4727 , IC 4731 , IC 4735 .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on July 20, 1901 .