| 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 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 16,262 km/s |
| Distance | 736 Mly (225.6 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 0.11 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 0.15 |
| Surface brightness | 23.9 mag/arcsec |
| 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]
