IC 3208
| Galaxy IC 3208 |
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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 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 |
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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 .