IC 4918
| Galaxy IC 4918 |
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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 59 m 15.4 s |
| declination | -52 ° 16 ′ 42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0? |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 110 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.084912 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 25456 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(1135 ± 80) x 10 6 ly (348.1 ± 24.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal Frost |
| Discovery date | August 31, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4918 • PGC 63929 • ESO 233-16 • 2MASX J19591322-5216306 • | |
IC 4918 is a merging galaxy in the constellation Telescope in the southern sky . It is around 1.2 billion light years away from the Milky Way .
The property was bought on August 31, 1904 by Royal Frost .