IC 4537

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 discovered 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 located approximately 15 arc minutes away from the globular cluster Messier 5.^[6]

IC 4537
IC 4537 taken by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Serpens
Right ascension	15h 17m 32.4s
Declination	+02° 02′ 50.6″
Redshift	0.054244
Heliocentric radial velocity	16,262 km/s
Distance	736 Mly (225.6 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	0.11
Apparent magnitude (B)	0.15
Surface brightness	23.9 mag/arcsec
Characteristics
Type	E3, LINER
Apparent size (V)	0.7' x 0.4'
Other designations
PGC 54583, CGCG 021-070, 2MASX J15173246+0202504, SDSS J151732.44+020250.6, NSA 125157, ASK 695467.0, LEDA 54583