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IC 4687
IC 4687 known as IRAS 18093-5744 or F18093-5744, is an Sb spiral galaxy[1] located in the constellation of Pavo. It is located 250 million light years from Earth[2] and was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on August 1, 1904, who described the object "as brighter middle with magnitude of 14.[3] It has a surface brightness of 12.5.[4] CharacteristicsIC 4687 is classified as a luminous infrared galaxy. It has an infrared-luminosity of 1011.3 LΘ, compatible with a star formation rate of 30 MΘ yr−1.[5] Through it has an energy output dominated by its star formation, the galaxy has a weak active galactic nucleus.[6] The regions of IC 4687 are also known to contain high amounts of molecular gas surface densities of log ΣH2 (MΘ pc−2) = 2.9 ± 0.2. In additional, the galaxy is known to produce stars at a rapid rate when compared to normal star forming galaxies with the regions having log ΣSFR (MΘ yr−1 kpc−2) = 0.7 ± 0.4. This units are considered ~ 10 factor higher when compared to extreme values of nearby galaxies.[6] Not to mention, IC 4687 has a velocity field mainly controlled by rotation. It also has a defined kinematic center that is synchronous with its nucleus.[7] IC 4687 forms an interacting galaxy trio with two other galaxies, IC 4686 and IC 4689.[8] Both of these galaxies are located ~ 10 and ~ 20 kiloparsecs away from IC 4687 and are classified as spiral-like with their velocity fields influenced by kinematic and rotation centers.[6] Because of its close merger with IC 4686, a starburst and wolf-raynet galaxy, IC 4687 appears distorted. The Hubble images shows the galaxy has a distorted morphology with interstellar dust and gas apparently obscuring its companion.[9] Not to mention, IC 4687 has large curly tidal tail as a result of the merger.[8] It is possible the weak interaction from IC 4686 might triggered its starburst.[6] References
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