IC 3220
| Galaxy IC 3220 |
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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 22 m 21.6 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 36 ′ 07 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | dE6 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 5 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster NGC 4325 group |
| Redshift | 0.006895 ± 0.000347 |
| Radial velocity | 2067 ± 104 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(89 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (27.4 ± 2.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
| Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3220 • PGC 40074 • VCC 546 • NSA 48946 • VPC 204 • EVCC 2083 | |
IC 3220 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy from the Hubble type E in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 89 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VVC 546 as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4320 , NGC 4325 , IC 3199 , IC 3240 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .