IC 3039
| Galaxy IC 3039 |
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![IC 3039 with SDSS J121236.69 + 121934.4 (ro) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3039_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 3039 with SDSS J121236.69 + 121934.4 (ro) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 12 m 32.573 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 18 ′ 35.57 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 15 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster (?) |
| Redshift | 0.025491 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 7642 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(339 ± 24) x 10 6 ly (103.8 ± 7.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3039 • PGC 38919 • CGCG 069-084 • MCG + 02-31-048 • KUG 1209 + 125 • 2MASX J12123256 + 1218354 • VCC 59 • GALEX ASC J121232.58 + 121835.5 • NSA 170440 • WISEA J121232.55 + 121835.5 | |
IC 3039 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is an estimated 339 million light years from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light years in diameter. It is listed as a member of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster under catalog number VCC 59 , but it is too far away for that.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 767 , IC 768 , IC 769 , IC 3036 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .