IC 4461

IC 4461
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationBoötes
Right ascension14h 35m 01.88015s[1]
Declination+26° 32′ 38.4003″[1]
Redshift0.03070
Heliocentric radial velocity9,118 km/s
Distance417 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)12.797 0.049
Characteristics
TypeSb[2]
Other designations
PGC 52119, 2MASX J14350187+2632378, UGC 9384, MCG+05-34-077, Z163-85, Arp 95

IC 4461 is a spiral galaxy located in the Boötes constellation, located at distance of 417 million light-years from both the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy.[3][4][5]

The galaxy was first discovered by Stephane Javelle on June 22, 1895 who found it as a faint and round object.[6] It is listed as PGC 52119 by Javelle.[6] Together with IC 4462, they make up Arp 95 in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, which they fall under galaxies with elliptical companions.[7] IC 4461 is sometimes confused with another spiral galaxy PGC 52120, which lies at a much further distance of 855 million light-years.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 649: A1. arXiv:2012.01533. Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. (Erratum: doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657e).
  2. ^ "Search specification: IC 4461". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. ^ "IC 4461 - Spiral Galaxy in Boötes | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  5. ^ "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  6. ^ a b c "Index Catalog Objects: IC 4450 - 4499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  7. ^ Imm, Gary. "Arp 95". AstroBin. Retrieved 2024-04-19.