IC 3237

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Galaxy
IC 3237
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IC 3237 [1] SDSS image
IC 3237 SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation Berenike's hair
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 3237
  4. Seligman