IC 3131

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Galaxy
IC 3131 / IC 3132
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SDSS recording
SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 18 m 50.9 s
declination + 07 ° 51 ′ 43 ″
Appearance
Morphological type d: S0_1_ (0), N:  
Brightness  (visual) 13.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.7 mag
Angular expansion 1.40 'x 1.4'
Surface brightness 14.4 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.005324 ± 0.000130  
Radial velocity (1596 ± 39) km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(68 ± 5)  ·  10 6  ly
(20.8 ± 1.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery Arnold Schwassmann
Discovery date November 20, 1899
Catalog names
IC  3131 • IC 3132 • PGC  39583 • CGCG  042-003 • MCG  + 01-31-046 • 2MASX  J12185089 + 0751425 • VCC  308 •

IC 3131 = IC 3132 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type S0-a in the constellation Virgo. It is estimated to be 68 million light years from the Milky Way .

The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on November 20, 1899 .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : IC 3131
  3. Seligman