IC 4710

id: ic-4710-164-8559562
title: IC 4710
text: IC 4710 is a galaxy in southern constellation of Pavo, roughly 34 million light-years away. Discovered on August 18, 1900 by astronomer DeLisle Stewart, this galaxy is composed of bright stars, with bright pockets — marking bursts of new star formation — scattered around its edges. It has a diameter of 36,000 light-years. IC 4710 is classified as a dwarf peculiar galaxy. As the name suggests, such galaxies are irregular and chaotic in appearance, lacking central bulges and spiral arms — they are
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description: Irregular galaxy in the constellation Pavo
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_4710
date created: 2019-08-17T18:59:36Z
date modified: 2024-08-28T23:14:13Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/A_frenzy_of_stars_IC_4710.jpg","width":3944,"height":3583}
fields total: 13
integrity: 16

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