IC 4918
Galaxy IC 4918 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | telescope |
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 |
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 .