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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	IC 4416
Constellation	Boötes
Right Ascension	14h 24m 17s
Declination	+29° 38' 9"
Distance	c.760,000,000 light years c.233,000,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +15.5 Absolute: -21.42
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 0.9' Actual: c.210,000 light years
Hubble Type	E Elliptical
Optimum Visibility	May
Notes	A very distant galaxy in the central parts of Boötes, whose morphological type is not fully clear. Most sources list it as an elliptical galaxy (perhaps of the compact category), but some suggest that it may instead be lenticular in form.

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