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IC 4553

IC 4553 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Serpens. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 4553:

IC:IC 4553
Type:galaxy
Duplicate cross-reference:NGC 1127
Galaxy type:Magellanic spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sm
Constellation:Serpens
Surface brightness:22.5 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):13.1
B-mag (blue):13.9
J-mag (IR):11.0
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):10.3
Right Ascension:15:34:57.25
Declination:23:30:11.30
Major axis:1.11 '
Minor axis:0.72 '
Angle (major axis):96°
Radial velocity:5465 km/s
Redshift:0.0184

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS