IC 3037

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Galaxy
IC 3037
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IC 3037 [1]
IC 3037
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 12 m 20.476 s
declination + 09 ° 59 ′ 11.22 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sb  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.4 mag
Angular expansion 0.40 'x 0.3'
Position angle 45 °
Surface brightness 12.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.032191 ± 0.000101  
Radial velocity 9651 ± 30 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(428 ± 30)  x  10 6  ly
(131.2 ± 9.2)  Mpc 
history
discovery Royal H. Frost
Discovery date May 7, 1904
Catalog names
IC  3037 • PGC  38894 • CGCG  069-080 • 2MASX  J12122046 + 0959110 • VCC  51 • 2MASS J12122046 + 0959105 • GALEX ASC J121220.49 + 095911.5 • NSA 48911 • WISEA J121220.51 + 095911.6

IC 3037 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sab in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 428 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years across. It is listed as a member of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster under catalog number VCC 51 , but is too far away for that. In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4178 , IC 3025 , IC 3043 , IC 3069 .

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

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : IC 3037
  4. ↑ Seligman