IC 4588
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| IC 4588 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 16h 05m 04.24s |
| Declination | +23° 55′ 01.69″ |
| Redshift | 0.053096 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 15,918 km/s |
| Distance | 729 Mly (223.5 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.8 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E |
| Size | 64,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.30′ × 0.3′ |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASS J16050425+2355015, 2MASX J16050427+2355015, LEDA 57025, PGC 57025, SDSS J160504.24+235501.6 | |
IC 4588 is a type E[1] elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Serpens.[2][3] It is located 729 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and has a dimension of 0.30 x 0.3 arcmin meaning its diameter is 64,000 light-years across.[5] IC 4588 was discovered by Stephane Javelle on July 15, 1903.[6]
In some galactic catalogues, NGC 6051 and IC 4588 have been listed as the same object.[7] However, O'Sullivan and associates (2011) have them as separate entities, with NGC 6051 being the central dominant galaxy of a cluster.[8]
