IC 3244
| Galaxy IC 3244 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Berenike's hair |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 23 m 12.2 s |
| declination | + 14 ° 23 ′ 20 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc (s) II |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 80 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster (??) |
| Redshift | 0.042409 ± 0.000010 |
| Radial velocity | 12714 ± 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(566 ± 39) · 10 6 ly (173.5 ± 12.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3244 • PGC 40196 • CGCG 099-033 • MCG + 03-32-018 • IRAS 12206 + 1439 • KUG 1220 + 146 • 2MASX J12231223 + 1423199 • VCC 627 • GALEX ASC J122312.26 + 142320.1 | |
IC 3244 is a spiral-shaped radio galaxy of the Hubble-type Sc in the constellation Coma Berenices in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 566 million light years from the Milky Way and about 135,000 light years in diameter. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VVC 627 , but it is too far away for that.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4298 , NGC 4302 , IC 3238 , IC 3301 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .
Web links
Commons : IC 3244 - Collection of Images
