IC 4908
| Galaxy IC 4908 |
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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 56 m 56.7 s |
| declination | -55 ° 47 ′ 30 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.60 'x 0.6' |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.017846 ± 0.000334 |
| Radial velocity | 5350 ± 100 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(236 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (72.5 ± 5.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | October 3, 1901 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4908 • PGC 63855 • ESO 185-030 • 2MASX J19565666-5547301 • GALEX ASC J195656.81-554730.0 • LDCE 1383 NED011 | |
IC 4908 is a galaxy in the constellation Telescope in the southern sky . It is around 236 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 40,000 light years .
The galaxies IC 4902 and IC 4919 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on October 3, 1901 .