IC 3018
| Galaxy IC 3018 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Berenike's hair |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 09 m 24.9 s |
| declination | + 13 ° 34 ′ 28 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.60 'x 0.2' |
| Position angle | 175 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.006575 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 1971 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(85 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (26.2 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3018 • PGC 38627 • CGCG 069-064 • KUG 1206 + 138 • 2MASX J12092495 + 1334290 • VCC 10 • GALEX ASC J120924.94 + 133429.7 • USGC U466 NED07 • EVCC 115 | |
IC 3018 is a dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type S? with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Coma Berenices in the northern sky . It is around 85 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 15,000 light years. The galaxy is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 10 .
The galaxies IC 3008 , IC 3017 , IC 3019 , IC 3029 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .