IC 3078
| Galaxy IC 3078 |
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![IC 3078 & LEDA 1414738 [1] (lo)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3078_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 3078 & LEDA 1414738 (lo) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 16 m 00.0 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 41 ′ 14 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb (r) / Sy1.9 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.50 × 0.5 |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.066148 +/- 0.000110 |
| Radial velocity | 19,831 +/- 33 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(883 ± 62) · 10 6 Lj (270.8 ± 19.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
| Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3078 • PGC 39263 • CGCG 069-114 • MCG + 02-31-073 • IRAS F12134 + 1257 • KUG 1213 + 129 • 2MASX J12160000 + 1241138 • VCC 174 • Mrk 764 • GALEX ASC J121600.11 + 124115.0 • NVSS J121600 +124116 | |
IC 3078 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sab in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 883 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 130,000 ly. It is listed as a member of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster under the catalog name VCC 145 , but it is too far away for that.
The galaxies IC 3060 , IC 3064 , IC 3081 , IC 3099 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .