IC 4842
| Galaxy IC 4842 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | peacock |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 19 h 19 m 24.5 s |
| declination | -60 ° 38 ′ 39 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.50 'x 0.8' |
| Position angle | 20 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 6769 group IC 4845 group LGG 427 |
| Redshift | 0.013506 ± 0.000057 |
| Radial velocity | 4049 ± 17 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(177 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (54.4 ± 3.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | August 13, 1901 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4842 • PGC 63065 • ESO 141-052 • 2MASX J19192446-6038392 • SGC 191458-6044.2 • GALEX ASC J191924.61-603838.3 • 2MASS J19192446-6038393 • LDCE 1323 NED082 | |
IC 4842 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E5 in the constellation Peacock in the southern sky . It is around 177 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 80,000 light years . 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 NGC 6769 , NGC 6770 , NGC 6771 , IC 4845 .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on August 13, 1901 .