IC 4462
Galaxy in the constellation Boötes
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IC 4462 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Boötes constellation.[2] It is located 417 million light-years away from the Solar System and was found by Stephane Javelle on June 22, 1895 the same day he discovered IC 4461, a spiral galaxy.[3] It is gravitationally interacting with IC 4461 and possibly might merge with the latter in the future. Both galaxies form Arp 95, which they are classified under galaxies that have elliptical companions.[4] Sometimes the galaxy is confused with IC 4461.[3]
| IC 4462 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Right ascension | 14h 35m 04.1838s[1] |
| Declination | +26° 32′ 27.201″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.03052 ± 0.00001[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9,010 ± 3km/s[1] |
| Distance | 417 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.37 0.042 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 52123, 2MASX J14350418+2632268, MCG +05-34-078, Arp 95 | |
