IC 3209
| Galaxy IC 3209 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 22 m 06.1 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 45 ′ 17 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc (s) I-II |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 'x 0.2' |
| Position angle | 160 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster (?) |
| Redshift | 0.025027 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 7503 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(333 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (102.0 ± 7.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H: Frost |
| Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3209 • PGC 40038 • CGCG 070-030 • 2MASX J12220613 + 1145167 • VCC 527 • GALEX ASC J122206.24 + 114516.3 • VPC 182 | |
IC 3209 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is an estimated 333 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter. It is listed as a member of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster under catalog number VCC 527 , but it is too far away for that.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4313 , IC 3192 , IC 3196 , IC 3208 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .