IC 3224
Galaxy IC 3224 |
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IC 3224 SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 22 m 35.911 s |
declination | + 12 ° 09 ′ 28.94 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | BCD |
Brightness (visual) | 15.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.40 'x 0.3' |
Position angle | 70 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
Redshift | 0.000147 ± 0.000100 |
Radial velocity | 44 ± 30 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(17 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (5.17 ± 0.63) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Royal H. Frost |
Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3224 • PGC 40100 • KUG 1220 + 124 • VCC 562 • GALEX ASC J122236.02 + 120928.8 • AGC 220456 • VPC 218 • EVCC 0455 |
IC 3224 is a compact dwarf galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 17 million light years from the Milky Way . It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 562 . In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4313 , NGC 4351 , IC 3208 , IC 3209 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .