IC 838
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| IC 838 | |
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Mpc) | |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.9 |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag/arcmin |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sbc, S0/a |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.50' x 0.5' arcmin |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +05-31-043, PGC 44444, HOLM 495B, SPIDER J194.55654+26.42688, WISEA J125813.56+262536.7, [DFO95] 190 | |
IC 838 known as NGC 4849A, PGC 44444 and other names, is a type Sbc[1] barred spiral galaxy located in Coma Berenices. Its redshift is 0.069181,[2] meaning the galaxy is located 954 million light-years from Earth.[3] IC 838 was discovered by Rudolf Spitaler on February 24, 1892[4] and has an apparent dimension of 0.50 x 0.5 arcmin, meaning it is about 140,000 light-years across.[5] IC 838 forms an optical pair with the lenticular galaxy NGC 4849, located south, which together makes up HOLM 495.[6][7]
References
- ^ "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "IC 838 - spiral galaxy with bar. Description IC 838". kosmoved.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 800 - 849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Revised IC Data for IC 838". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- Bibcode:1937AnLun...6....1H.
- ISSN 0004-2048.
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