IC 3234

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Galaxy
IC 3234
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IC 3234 with SDSS J122253.07 + 280641.5 (l) [1]
IC 3234 with SDSS J122253.07 + 280641.5 (l)
AladinLite
Constellation Berenike's hair
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 22 m 52.157 s
declination + 28 ° 06 ′ 45.10 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E0  
Brightness  (visual) 15.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.2 mag
Angular expansion 0.30 'x 0.3'
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.067947 ± 0.000161  
Radial velocity 20,370 ± 48 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(910 ± 64)  ·  10 6  Lj
(279.0 ± 19.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Max Wolf
Discovery date March 23, 1903
Catalog names
IC  3234 • 2MASX  J12225212 + 2806453 • 2MASS J12225217 + 2806450 • SDSS J122252.16 + 280645.1 • WISEA J122252.16 + 280645.1

IC 3234 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Coma Berenices in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 910 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years across. Presumably it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair together with SDSS J122253.07 + 280641.5 . The galaxies IC 3212 , IC 3230 , IC 3243 , IC 3263 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 23, 1903 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 3234
  4. Seligman