IC 3237
Galaxy IC 3237 |
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IC 3237 SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Berenike's hair |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 22 m 58.008 s |
declination | + 28 ° 29 ′ 38.96 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S. |
Brightness (visual) | 15.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.60 'x 0.4' |
Position angle | 55 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.025428 ± 0.000073 |
Radial velocity | 7623 ± 22 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(341 ± 24) x 10 6 ly (104.4 ± 7.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | March 23, 1903 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3237 • PGC 1837411 • 2MASX J12225797 + 2829383 • GALEX ASC J122258.08 + 282940.0 • 2MASS J12225803 + 2829390 • SDSS J122258.00 + 282938.9 • NSA 103005 • WISEA J122258.02 + 282939.1 |
IC 3237 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Coma Berenices the northern sky . It is estimated to be 341 million light years from the Milky Way and approximately 60,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 3210 , IC 3212 , IC 3222 , IC 3263 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 23, 1903 .