IC 3043
Galaxy IC 3043 |
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IC 3043 with AGC 224346 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 12 m 47.180 s |
declination | + 10 ° 00 ′ 34.82 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S. |
Brightness (visual) | 15.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.70 'x 0.2' |
Position angle | 170 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.031519 ± 0.000094 |
Radial velocity | 9449 ± 28 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(419 ± 29) · 10 6 ly (128.5 ± 9.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Royal H. Frost |
Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3043 • 2MASX J12124717 + 1000345 • 2MASS J12124719 + 1000351 • NSA 48913 • SDSS J121247.17 + 100034.8 |
IC 3043 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 419 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4207 , IC 3025 , IC 3037 , IC 3069 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .