IC 4886
| Galaxy IC 4886 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | telescope |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 19 h 43 m 14.55 s |
| declination | -51 ° 48 ′ 27.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb: / pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.40 'x 0.7' |
| Position angle | 107 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.042519 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 12,747 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(568 ± 40) · 10 6 Lj (174.0 ± 12.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | August 31, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4886 • PGC 63555 • ESO 232-018 • 2MASX J19431454-5148268 • SGC 193917-5155.6 • 2MASS J19431456-5148268 • WISEA J194314.58-514827.2 | |
IC 4886 is a merging spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Telescope in the southern sky . It is around 568 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 240,000 light years .
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 4894 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on August 31, 1904 .