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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	IC 4574
Constellation	Corona Borealis
Right Ascension	15h 41m 54s
Declination	+28° 8' 2"
Distance	c. 465,000,000 light years c. 143,000,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +14.80 Absolute: -20.97
Diameter	Apparent: 1.2' Actual: 162,300 light years
Hubble Type	SBa barred spiral galaxy
Optimum Visibility	May / June
Notes	A barred spiral galaxy more than 160,000 light years in diameter, IC 4572 is the largest and most massive member of a small galaxy group in Corona Borealis. As seen from Earth, this spiral and its fellow galaxies fall within the arc of stars forming the constellation of the Northern Crown.

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