IC 3200

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Galaxy
IC 3200
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IC 3200 (SDSS mount)
IC 3200 ( SDSS recording)
AladinLite
Constellation Berenike's hair
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 21 m 37.2 s
declination + 26 ° 45 ′ 39 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 15.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.3 mag
Angular expansion 0.30 'x 0.20'
Position angle 10 °
Surface brightness 12.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.063647 ± 0.000165  
Radial velocity 19081 ± 49 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(852 ± 60)  ·  10 6  ly
(261.3 ± 18.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery Max Wolf
Discovery date March 23, 1903
Catalog names
IC  3200 • 2MASX  J12213715 + 2645385 • 2MASS J12213719 + 2645385 • GALEX ASC J122137.21 + 264539.1 • SDSS J122137.18 + 264538.7 • ASK 575771.0

IC 3200 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Coma Berenices the northern sky . It is estimated to be 852 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 3202 , IC 3206 , IC 3217 , IC 3241 .

The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 23, 1903 .

Web links

Commons : IC 3200  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 3200
  3. Seligman