IC 3012
Galaxy IC 3012 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 08 m 23.9 s |
declination | + 11 ° 10 ′ 36 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sat |
Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.50 x 0.2 |
Position angle | 35 ° |
Surface brightness | 11.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.032408 ± 0.000167 |
Radial velocity | 9716 ± 50 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(431 ± 303) · 10 6 ly (132.2 ± 93,) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3012 • PGC 038546 • CGCG 069-061 • 2MASX J12082392 + 1110360 • |
IC 3012 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sa in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is around 431 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 65,000 light years .
The galaxies NGC 4119 , IC 2990 , IC 3016 , IC 3028 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .