IC 4796
| Galaxy IC 4796 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | telescope |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 18 h 56 m 27.8 s |
| declination | -54 ° 12 ′ 50 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) 0 ^ 0 ^: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 140 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 425 |
| Redshift | 0.010367 ± 0.000057 |
| Radial velocity | 3108 ± 17 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(136 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (41.7 ± 2.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | August 13, 1903 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4796 • PGC 62588 • ESO 183-028 • 2MASX J18562781-5412500 • SGC 185224-5416.8 • GALEX ASC J185627.63-541249.3 • LDCE 1328 NED008 | |
IC 4796 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Telescope in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 136 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies NGC 6707 , NGC 6708 , IC 4797 are located in the same region of the sky .
The property was bought on August 13, 1903 by Royal Harwood Frost .