IC 3015
| Galaxy IC 3015 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 09 m 00.28 s |
| declination | -31 ° 31 ′ 11.6 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc: / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.0 likes |
| Angular expansion | 2.90 'x 0.7' |
| Position angle | 166 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | IC 764 group LGG 271 |
| Redshift | 0.006785 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (2034 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(83 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (25.4 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | January 31, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3015 • PGC 38588 • ESO 441-009 • MCG -05-29-023 • IRAS 12064-3114 • 2MASX J12090026-3131114 • SGC 120625-3114.5 • HIPASS J1208-31 • LDCE 860 NED016 • WISEA J120900.29-313111.4 | |
IC 3015 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 83 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is considered a member of the IC 764 group ( LGG 271 ).
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on January 31, 1898 .