IC 3002
Galaxy IC 3002 |
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IC 3002 SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hunting dogs |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 07 m 04.190 s |
declination | + 33 ° 22 ′ 58.20 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Scd? |
Brightness (visual) | 15.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.027274 ± 0.000148 |
Radial velocity | 8177 ± 44 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(366 ± 26) x 10 6 ly (112.1 ± 7.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | June 12, 1896 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3002 • PGC 38443 • CGCG 187-008 • MCG + 06-27-010 • 2MASX J12070421 + 3322583 • GALEX ASC J120704.19 + 332259.8 • NSA 161070 • WISEA J120704.17 + 332258.0 |
IC 3002 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Canes Venatici on the northern sky . It is estimated to be 366 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years across.
The galaxies NGC 4113 , IC 2993 , IC 3001 , IC 3003 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on June 12, 1896 .