IC 4588

IC 4588
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSerpens
Right ascension16h 05m 04.24s
Declination+23° 55′ 01.69″
Redshift0.053096
Heliocentric radial velocity15,918 km/s
Distance729 Mly (223.5 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)15.8
Characteristics
TypeE
Size64,000 ly
Apparent size (V)0.30 × 0.3
Other designations
2MASS J16050425+2355015, 2MASX J16050427+2355015, LEDA 57025, PGC 57025, SDSS J160504.24+235501.6

IC 4588 is a type E[1] elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Serpens.[2][3] It is located 729 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and has a dimension of 0.30 x 0.3 arcmin meaning its diameter is 64,000 light-years across.[5] IC 4588 was discovered by Stephane Javelle on July 15, 1903.[6]

In some galactic catalogues, NGC 6051 and IC 4588 have been listed as the same object.[7] However, O'Sullivan and associates (2011) have them as separate entities, with NGC 6051 being the central dominant galaxy of a cluster.[8]

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  3. ^ Ford, Dominic. "IC4588 (Galaxy)". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  4. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  5. ^ "Revised IC Data for IC 4588". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  6. ^ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 4550 - 4599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  7. ^ "IC 4588". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  8. ^ O'Sullivan, Ewan; et al. (March 2011). "A deep Chandra observation of the poor cluster AWM 4 - II. The role of the radio jets in enriching the intracluster medium". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 411 (3): 1833–1842. arXiv:1010.0610. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.411.1833O. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17812.x.