Astronomy:IC 4537
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| IC 4537 | |
|---|---|
 IC 4537 taken by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 15h 17m 32.4s |
| Declination | +02° 02′ 50.6″ |
| Redshift | 0.054244 |
| Helio radial velocity | 16,262 km/s |
| Distance | 736 Mly (225.6 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 0.11 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 0.15 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E3, LINER |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.7' x 0.4' |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 54583, CGCG 021-070, 2MASX J15173246+0202504, SDSS J151732.44+020250.6, NSA 125157, ASK 695467.0, LEDA 54583 | |
IC 4537 is a type S0-a[1] lenticular galaxy located in the Serpens constellation.[2] It is located 736 million light-years from the Solar System[3] and was discovered by astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard[4] although the year of discovery was unknown. IC 4537 has a surface brightness of magnitude 23.9 and a right ascension of (15 hours: 17.5 minutes) and declination (+0.2 degrees : 02 minutes).[5] IC 4537 is located approximately 15 arc minutes away from the globular cluster Messier 5.[6]
References
- ↑ "HyperLeda -object description". http://atlas.obs-hp.fr/hyperleda/ledacat.cgi?o=IC%204537.
- ↑ Astronomy, Go. "IC 4537 | galaxy in Serpens | IC List | GO ASTRONOMY" (in en-US). https://www.go-astronomy.com/ic.php?ID=4726.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?search_type=Obj_id&objid=40413&objname=1&img_stamp=YES&hconst=73.0&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1.
- ↑ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 4500 - 4549". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic45.htm#ic4537.
- ↑ "IC 4537". https://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?CatalogNumber=IC+4537.
- ↑ Pommier, Rod. "M5 AND GALAXY IC 4537 IN SERPENS". https://skyandtelescope.org/online-gallery/m5-and-galaxy-ic-4537-in-serpens/.
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