IC 3240
| Galaxy IC 3240 |
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![IC 3240 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3240_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 3240 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 23 m 07.324 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 21 ′ 44.23 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E4 |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.8 likes |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 80 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4325 group |
| Redshift | 0.067559 ± 0.000168 |
| Radial velocity | 20,254 ± 50 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(902 ± 63) · 10 6 ly (276.6 ± 19.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
| Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3240 • PGC 165116 • 2MASX J12230735 + 1021440 • GALEX ASC J122307.27 + 102143.7 • WISEA J122307.33 + 102144.1 | |
IC 3240 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E4 in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 902 million light years from the Milky Way and approximately 135,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4320 , NGC 4325 , IC 3236 , IC 3275 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .
Web links
Commons : IC 3240 - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
