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IC 4617
Sloan Digital Sky Survey of spiral galaxy IC 4617
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hercules
Right ascension	16 42 08.06
Declination	+36° 41′ 02.70″
Redshift	0.036467
Heliocentric radial velocity	10,734 ± 3 km/s
Distance	553 Mly (169.5 Mpc)
Group or cluster	Abell 2199
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.647
Characteristics
Type	Sbc
Size	115,000 ly
Other designations
2MASX J16420807+3641025, SDSS J164208.06+364102.6, NSA 046415, UNAM-KIAS 1479, 2MASS J16420808+3641026, LEDA 2085077

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.

References

1. "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
2. "IC 4617 - Spiral Galaxy in Hercules | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
4. "Index Catalog Objects: IC 4600 - 4649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
5. "Webb Deep-Sky Society: Galaxy of the Month: Abell 2199". www.webbdeepsky.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
6. Tamura, Naoyuki; Ohta, Kouji (2003-08-01). "Color Gradients in Early-Type Galaxies in Abell2199". The Astronomical Journal. 126 (2): 596. arXiv:astro-ph/0304404. Bibcode:2003AJ....126..596T. doi:10.1086/376469. ISSN 1538-3881.
7. "New Image: M 13 / NGC 6207 / IC 4617". TheSkySearchers. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-26.

v t e Constellation of Hercules
Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall Hercules in Chinese astronomy List of stars in Hercules
Stars	Bayer α (Rasalgethi) β (Kornephoros) γ δ (Sarin) ε ζ η θ ι κ (Marsic) λ (Maasym) μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ψ ω (Cujam) Flamsteed 14 29 (h) 30 (g) 42 45 (l) 52 60 68 (u) 69 (e) 72 (w) 89 93 98 99 (b) 102 104 (A) 106 109 110 111 112 32 Oph Variable X AC AM BL DI DQ V446 V533 V772 V777 V838 V1674 HR 6669 6697 6806 HD 146389 (Irena) 147506 (Hunor) 149026 (Ogma) 152843 154345 155358 156668 159062 164595 164922 Other BD +17° 3248 Furuhjelm 46 GD 362 Gliese 623 Gliese 638 Gliese 649 Gliese 686 GJ 3991 HAT-P-14 (Franz) HAT-P-18 HAT-P-67 Hercules X-1 GSC 02620-00648 Ross 640 TOI-2119 TrES-3 (Pipoltr) TYC 1031-1262-1 WASP-103 WISE 1738+2732 WISE 1741+2553
Exoplanets 14 Herculis b c HAT-P-14b (Sissi) HD 149026 b (Smertrios) HD 164922 b c WASP-103b
Star clusters Messier 13 Messier 92 NGC 6229 Palomar 14
Nebulae Abell 39 NGC 6210
Galaxies	NGC 6028 6039 6040 6041 6042 6043 6044 6045 6046 6047 6052 6053 6054 6055 6056 6057 6061 6078 6158 6166 6181 6207 6212 6239 6261 6263 6308 6452 6560 Other 1ES 1741+196 2MASX J16270254+4328340 3C 345 3C 346 A2261-BCG Arp 272 (NGC 6050 and IC 1179) AT2018cow IC 1182 IC 1189 Hercules Dwarf Hercules A IC 1192 IC 4617 Markarian 501 MCG+07-33-027 PGC 2046648 QSR J1819+3845 RX J1633.3+4718 UGC 11105
Galaxy clusters Abell 2152 Abell 2199 Hercules Cluster Hercules Superclusters Zwicky's Triplet
Astronomical events LBG-2377
Category

• IC objects
• Hercules (constellation)
• Spiral galaxies
• LEDA objects
• Discoveries by Edward Emerson Barnard