IC 3052

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Galaxy
IC 3052
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IC 3052 [1]
IC 3052
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 13 m 48.270 s
declination + 12 ° 41 ′ 26.00 ″
Appearance
Morphological type dE2  
Brightness  (visual) 15.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.4 mag
Angular expansion 0.40 'x 0.3'
Position angle 95 °
Surface brightness 13.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster  
Redshift 0.002805 ± 0.000083  
Radial velocity 841 ± 25 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(35 ± 3)  x  10 6  ly
(10.7 ± 0.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Royal H. Frost
Discovery date May 7, 1904
Catalog names
IC  3052 • PGC  39031 • VCC  93 • GALEX ASC J121348.29 + 124125.6 • NSA 170602 • EVCC 187

IC 3052 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type dE2 with an active galaxy core in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 35 million light years from the Milky Way and is <5,000 light years in diameter. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 93 . In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 3041 , IC 3046 , IC 3047 , IC 3060 .

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 3052
  4. Seligman