IC 3052
| Galaxy IC 3052 |
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![IC 3052 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3052_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 3052 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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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 |
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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 .