IC 4838

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Galaxy
IC 4838
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Constellation peacock
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 19 h 16 m 46.2 s
declination -61 ° 36 ′ 52 ″
Appearance
Morphological type P  
Brightness  (visual) 13.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.2 mag
Angular expansion 1.30 'x 0.5'
Position angle 64 °
Surface brightness 12.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 6769 group
IC 4845 group
LGG 427  
Redshift 0.014557 ± 0.000317  
Radial velocity 4364 ± 95 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(191 ± 14)  ·  10 6  ly
(58.6 ± 4.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery DeLisle Stewart
Discovery date August 13, 1901
Catalog names
IC  4838 • PGC  63002 • ESO  141-045 • IRAS  19122-6142 • GALEX ASC J191646.31-613649.5 • AM 1912-614

IC 4838 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type S / P in the constellation Peacock in the southern sky . It is about 191 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter . The galaxy is considered a member of the IC 4845 group ( LGG 427 ).
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 4824 , IC 4828 , IC 4831 , IC 4833 .

The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on August 13, 1901 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 4838
  3. ^ VizieR
  4. Seligman