IC 3231

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Galaxy
IC 3231
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IC 3231 [1]
IC 3231
AladinLite
Constellation Berenike's hair
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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

Commons : IC 3231  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e SEDS : IC 3231
  4. Seligman