IC 4866
| Galaxy IC 4866 |
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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 34 m 34.7 s |
| declination | -61 ° 08 ′ 45 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R:) SAB (rs) off |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.50 '× 1.1' |
| Position angle | 163 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 6769 group IC 4845 group LGG 427 |
| Redshift | 0.014010 ± 0.000634 |
| Radial velocity | 4200 ± 190 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(184 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (56.4 ± 4.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | August 14, 1901 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4866 • PGC 63376 • ESO 142-021 • IRAS F19302-6115 • 2MASX J19343478-6108446 • SGC 193009-6115.3 • GALEX ASC J193434.60-610847.2 • 2MASS J19343472-6108447 | |
IC 4866 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Peacock in the southern sky . It is around 184 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 85,000 light years . The galaxy is considered a member of the IC 4845 group ( LGG 427 ).
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 4869 .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on August 14, 1901 .