IC 3239

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Galaxy
IC 3239
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IC 3239 [1]
IC 3239
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 23 m 09.570 s
declination + 11 ° 43 ′ 33.60 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sm / Im  
Brightness  (visual) 14.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.4 mag
Angular expansion 0.8 ′ × 0.3 ′
Position angle 155 °
Surface brightness 13.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster
M49 group
NGC 4343 group
LGG 292  
Redshift 0.002445 ± 0.000005  
Radial velocity 733 ± 1 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(30 ± 2)  x  10 6  ly
(9.23 ± 0.65)  Mpc 
history
discovery Royal H. Frost
Discovery date May 7, 1904
Catalog names
IC  3239 • PGC  40187 • CGCG  070-038 • VCC  620 • NSA 170495 • VPC 256 • EVCC 475

IC 3239 is an irregular dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type Irr in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 30 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 10,000 light years in diameter. Under catalog number VCC 620 , it is considered a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4313 , NGC 4330 , IC 3209 , IC 3261 .

The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : IC 3239
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman