IC 3004

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Galaxy
IC 3004
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IC 3004 [1] SDSS image
IC 3004 SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 07 m 10.241 s
declination + 13 ° 14 ′ 51.11 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Scd  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.4 mag
Angular expansion 1 ′ × 0.9 ′
Surface brightness 14.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.021187 ± 0.000099  
Radial velocity 6352 ± 30 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(281 ± 20)  x  10 6  ly
(86.2 ± 6.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery Royal H. Frost
Discovery date May 7, 1904
Catalog names
IC  3004 • PGC  038457 • CGCG  069-054 • MCG  + 02-31-030 • GALEX ASC J120710.22 + 131450.1 • NSA 170425 • WISEA J120710.22 + 131451.3

IC 3004 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Scd in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 281 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies IC 2994 , IC 3008 , IC 3017 , IC 3018 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e SEDS : IC 3004
  4. Seligman