IC 4895
E459109
IC 4895 is a barred irregular dwarf galaxy in the Local Group, better known as NGC 6822 or Barnard's Galaxy, located in the constellation Sagittarius.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barred irregular galaxy
ⓘ
dwarf galaxy ⓘ galaxy in the Local Group ⓘ |
| catalog |
Index Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 63616 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 11268 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
H II regions
ⓘ
old stellar population ⓘ young star clusters ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Edward Emerson Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1884 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 1.6 million light-years
ⓘ
about 500 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| hasAbsoluteMagnitudeV | −15.2 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Barnard's Galaxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 6822 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | 15.5 × 13.5 arcminutes ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitudeV | 8.8 ⓘ |
| hasCepheidVariables | yes ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | −14° 48′ 12″ ⓘ |
| hasDustContent | moderate dust content ⓘ |
| hasGalaxyBar | yes ⓘ |
| hasGalaxyColor | blue ⓘ |
| hasGalaxyType | barred irregular dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| hasMetallicity | low metallicity galaxy ⓘ |
| hasNeutralHydrogenMass | about 1.3×10^8 solar masses ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | high inclination to line of sight ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity | −57 km/s ⓘ |
| hasRedshift | 0.000459 ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | 19h 44m 57s ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationActivity | active star-forming galaxy ⓘ |
| hasStellarMass | about 10^8 solar masses ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceBrightness | low surface brightness ⓘ |
| isGasRich | yes ⓘ |
| isNearbyTo | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | Magellanic-type irregular galaxy ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | constellation Sagittarius ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Sagittarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | IB(s)m ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| usedFor | distance scale calibration ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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