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IC 4662

Dwarf irregular · 8.00 million ly

Morphology
Dwarf irregular
Type
Galaxy
Dec (deg)
-64.63868
Distance from Earth
8000000
Diameter (ly)
10000
Notes
A starburst dwarf at the far edge of the group's gravitational reach, forming stars vigorously despite its isolation.
RA (deg)
266.7883
Subgroup
Outlying
Coordinates
17h 47m 09.2s −64° 38′ 19.2″ · IC 4662 via Sc

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From the Celestial Objects database in Notion, last edited 2026-08-21. This page is the row, rendered by the build; nothing on it is written by hand.