IC 3231
Galaxy IC 3231 |
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IC 3231 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Berenike's hair |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 22 m 43.776 s |
declination | + 24 ° 49 ′ 13.72 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S. |
Brightness (visual) | 15.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.50 '× 0.4' |
Position angle | 25 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.022512 ± 0.000135 |
Radial velocity | 6749 ± 40 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(301 ± 21) x 10 6 ly (92.2 ± 6.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | March 23, 1903 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3231 • PGC 89595 • KUG 1220 + 250 • NSA 119821 • SDSS J122243.77 + 244913.7 • WISEA J122243.77 + 244913.6 |
IC 3231 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Coma Berenices the northern sky . It is estimated to be 301 million light years from the Milky Way .
The galaxies IC 3186 , IC 3216 , IC 3221 , IC 3228 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 23, 1903 .
Web links
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