IC 3224

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Galaxy
IC 3224
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IC 3224 [1] SDSS recording
IC 3224 SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

WebLinks

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 3224
  4. Seligman