IC 4539

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IC 4539
IC4539 - SDSS DR14.jpg
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of IC 4539
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Corona Borealis
Right ascension 15h 18m 31.15s
Declination +32d 23m 34.27s
Redshift 0.061307
Heliocentric radial velocity 18,365 km/s
Distance 845 Mly (259.1 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude  (V)16.3
Apparent magnitude  (B)15.5
Surface brightness 13.4
Characteristics
Type SB?, SABb
Apparent size  (V)0.40' x 0.4'
Other designations
MCG +06-34-003, PGC 54642, SIT 0129-1, IRAS F15165+3234

IC 4539 is a type SABb [1] intermediate spiral galaxy located in Corona Borealis. Its redshift is 0.061307, [2] which corresponds IC 4539 to be 845 million light-years from Earth. [3] It has an apparent dimension of 0.40 x 0.4 arcmin, meaning the galaxy is about 95,000 light-years across. [4] IC 4539 was discovered by Stephane Javelle on June 23, 1903, who found it "as faint, small, round with a very brighter middle." [5] [6]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 4617</span> Galaxy in the constellation Hercules

IC 4617 is a type Sbc spiral galaxy located in the Hercules constellation. 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. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer, Edward Emerson Barnard or E. E. Barnard although no date of discovery was confirmed. IC 4617 is a member of Abell 2199 and happens to lie near towards the globular cluster, Messier 13.

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IC 3789, occasionally known as PGC 1619535, is a type Sbc barred spiral galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. It is located 872 million light-years away from the Solar System and has an approximate diameter of 150,000 light-years making it slightly larger than the Milky Way. IC 3789 was discovered on 27 January 1904 by astronomer Max Wolf.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 2628</span> Galaxy in the constellation Leo

IC 2628 is a type SBa barred spiral galaxy with a ring located in Leo constellation. It is located 600 million light-years from the Solar System and has an approximate diameter of 135,000 light-years. IC 2628 was discovered on March 27, 1906, by Max Wolf and is classified as a ring galaxy due to its peculiar appearance. The galaxy has a surface brightness of magnitude 23.8 and located at right ascension (11:11:37.8) and declination (+12:07:21) respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 1166</span> Pair of galaxies in Corona Borealis

IC 1166 are a pair of galaxies in the Corona Borealis constellation comprising IC 1166 NED01 and IC 1166 NED02. They are located 977 million light-years from the Solar System and were discovered on July 28, 1892, by Stephane Javelle.

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IC 1182 is a type S0-a lenticular galaxy located in Hercules. It is located 464 million light-years away from the Solar System and was discovered on August 11, 1892, by Stephane Javelle. IC 1198 is a member of the Hercules Cluster, which is a part of the CfA 2 Great Wall.

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IC 2759 is a small type E elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. It is located 350 million light-years away from the Solar System and was discovered on April 24, 1897, by Guillaume Bigourdan. Sometimes IC 2759 is confused with the spiral galaxy, PGC 34882 which is located south of the galaxy.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 2498</span> Galaxy in the constellation Leo

IC 2498 known as PGC 27668, is a type Sb barred spiral galaxy located in constellation Leo. It is located 469 million light-years away from the Solar System and was discovered by Stephane Javelle on April 30, 1896.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 3622</span> Galaxy

IC 3622 also known as PGC 3793395, is a large barred spiral galaxy located in constellation Coma Berenices. It is located 980 million light-years from the Solar System and has a diameter of 175,000 light-years. IC 3622 was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 3078</span> Galaxy located in Virgo

IC 3078 is a spiral galaxy with a ring structure located in Virgo. Its redshift is 0.066148, meaning IC 3078 is located 905 million light-years from Earth. With an apparent dimension of 0.50 x 0.5 arcmin, IC 3038 is about 133,000 light-years across. It was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 and is listed in the Virgo Cluster catalogue as VCC 174. However, it is not a member of the Virgo Cluster, but instead a background galaxy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 923</span> Galaxy located in Ursa Major

IC 923 is a lenticular galaxy located in Ursa Major. Its redshift is 0.069243 which means the galaxy is 954 million light-years from Earth. IC 923 has apparent dimensions of 0.50 x 0.2 arcmin, meaning it is approximately 139,000 light-years across. IC 923 was discovered in June 1892, by Edward Emerson Barnard and is a member of galaxy group V1CG 588.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 1327</span> Galaxy in the constellation Aquila

IC 1327 is lenticular galaxy of type S0-a, located in the constellation Aquila. Its redshift is 0.032386, which corresponds IC 1327 to be located 445 million light-years from Earth. It has an apparent dimension of 0.90 x 0.8 arcmin, meaning the galaxy is 117,000 light-years across. IC 1327 was discovered on August 10, 1890, by Sherburne Wesley Burnham.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 4481</span> Galaxy in the Boötes constellation

IC 4481 is a type SBbc barred spiral galaxy located in Boötes. Its redshift is 0.110727, meaning IC 4481 is located 1.49 billion light-years away from Earth. It is one of the furthest objects in the Index Catalogue and has an apparent dimension of 0.30 x 0.2 arcmin. IC 4481 was discovered on May 10, 1904, by Royal Harwood Frost, who found it "faint, very small, round and diffuse".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 3447</span> Type Sc barred spiral galaxy in constellation Virgo

IC 3447 is a type Sc barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It has a redshift of 0.092479, which means IC 3447 is 1.27 billion light-years from Earth, making it one of the furthest objects in the Index Catalogue. The galaxy has apparent dimensions of 0.30 x 0.3 arcmin, which means IC 3447 is 111,000 light-years across. It was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 3950</span> Elliptical galaxy of type E in Ursa Major

NGC 3950 is an elliptical galaxy of type E, in Ursa Major. Its redshift is 0.074602, meaning NGC 3950 is 1.03 billion light-years or 316 Mpc from Earth, which is within the Hubble distance values. This high redshift makes NGC 3950 one of the furthest New General Catalogue objects.

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