IC 4537 | |
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![]() IC 4537 taken by
SDSS | |
Observation data | |
Constellation | Serpens |
Right ascension | 229.38 degrees |
Declination | 2.047 degrees |
Redshift | 0.05424 0.00001 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 16,262 km/s |
Distance | 736 Mly (225.6 M pc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.605 |
Surface brightness | 23.9 mag/arcsec |
Characteristics | |
Type | E3, LINER |
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 found 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 apparently located a few miles away from the globular cluster Messier 5. [6]