IC 4617 | |
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![]() Sloan Digital Sky Survey of spiral galaxy IC 4617 | |
Observation data | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 250.53 degrees |
Declination | 36.68 degrees |
Redshift | 0.03647 0.00001 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 10,734 km/s |
Distance | 553 Mly (169.5 Mpc) |
Group or cluster | Abell 2199 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.647 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sbc |
Size | 115,000 ly |
Other designations | |
2MASX J16420807+3641025, PGC 2085077, SDSS J164208.06+364102.6, NSA 046415, UNAM-KIAS 1479, 2MASS J16420808+3641026, LEDA 2085077 |
IC 4617 is a type Sbc[1] spiral galaxy located in the Hercules constellation.[2] It is located 553 million light-years from the Solar System and has an estimated diameter of 115,000 light-years thus making it slightly larger compared to the Milky Way.[3] The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer, Edward Emerson Barnard or E. E. Barnard although no date of discovery was confirmed.[4] IC 4617 is a member of Abell 2199[5][6] and happens to lie near towards the globular cluster, Messier 13.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "IC 4617 - Spiral Galaxy in Hercules | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 4600 - 4649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Webb Deep-Sky Society: Galaxy of the Month: Abell 2199". www.webbdeepsky.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ Tamura, Naoyuki; Ohta, Kouji (2003-08-01). "Color Gradients in Early-Type Galaxies in Abell2199". The Astronomical Journal. 126 (2): 596. doi:10.1086/376469. ISSN 1538-3881.
- ^ "New Image: M 13 / NGC 6207 / IC 4617". TheSkySearchers. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-26.