IC 4617
Galaxy in the constellation Hercules
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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]
| IC 4617 | |
|---|---|
Sloan Digital Sky Survey of spiral galaxy IC 4617 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 42m 08.06s |
| Declination | +36° 41′ 02.70″ |
| Redshift | 0.036467 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 10,734 ± 3 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, SDSS J164208.06+364102.6, NSA 046415, UNAM-KIAS 1479, 2MASS J16420808+3641026, LEDA 2085077 | |