IC 3052
Galaxy IC 3052 |
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IC 3052 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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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 .