IC 3079
| Galaxy IC 3079 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 16 m 04.1 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 32 ′ 05 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBa |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.50 × 0.4 |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.026975 +/- 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 8087 +/- 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(358 ± 25) x 10 6 ly (109.9 ± 7.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
| Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3079 • PGC 39273 • CGCG 069-116 • 2MASX J12160411 + 1132050 • VCC 177 • GALEX ASC J121604.24 + 113206.9 | |
IC 3079 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBa in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic , which is an estimated 358 million light years from the Milky Way . Listed under the catalog name VCC 177 as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
The galaxies IC 3101 , IC 3055 , IC 3063 , IC 3068 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .