IC 4967

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Galaxy
IC 4967
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Constellation peacock
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 20 h 16 m 23.15 s
declination -70 ° 33 ′ 52.9 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E:  
Brightness  (visual) 13.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.8 mag
Angular expansion 0.70 'x 0.6'
Position angle 90 °
Surface brightness 12.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Pavo I group
LGG 432  
Redshift 0.013716 ± 0.000017  
Radial velocity 4001 ± 7 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(179 ± 12)  ·  10 6  ly
(54.8 ± 3.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery DeLisle Stewart
Discovery date September 21, 1900
Catalog names
IC  4967 • PGC  64396 • ESO  073-029 • 2MASX  J20162313-7033530 • SGC  201111-7043.1 • GALEX ASC J201622.92-703354.2 • LDCE 1386 NED006

IC 4967 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E1 in the constellation Peacock in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 179 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years across. She is considered a member of the ten galaxies counting NGC 6876 group ( LGG 432 ).
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 6872 , IC 4960 , IC 4970 , IC 4971 .

The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on September 21, 1900 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 4967
  3. ^ VizieR
  4. Seligman