| IC 4617 | |
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Sloan Digital Sky Survey of spiral galaxy IC 4617
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| 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) |
| Grouporcluster | 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]
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