IC 3208
Galaxy IC 3208 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 21 m 55.6 s |
declination | + 11 ° 58 ′ 01 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | In the: |
Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.20 'x 0.5' |
Position angle | 70 ° |
Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Virgo cluster (?) |
Redshift | 0.000473 ± 0.000009 |
Radial velocity | 142 ± 3 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(4 ± 0) x 10 6 ly (1.13 ± 0.09) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Royal H. Frost |
Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3208 • UGC 7421 • PGC 40005 • VCC 512 • GALEX ASC J122155.61 + 115802.5 • VPC 171 • EVCC 431 |
IC 3208 is an irregular dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 4 million light years from the Milky Way and about 2,000 light years across. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 512 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4313 , IC 3196 , IC 3209 , IC 3224 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .