IC 3002

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Galaxy
IC 3002
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IC 3002 [1] SDSS image
IC 3002 SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation Hunting dogs
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e SEDS : IC 3002
  4. Seligman