IC 3258
| Galaxy IC 3258 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 23 m 44.5 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 28 ′ 42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | IB (s) m / pec: / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.60 × 1.3 |
| Position angle | 109 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | -0.001458 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | -437 ± 4 km / s |
| distance | 44 million ly / 13.5 million pc |
| history | |
| discovery | Arnold Schwassmann |
| Discovery date | September 14, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3258 • UGC 7470 • PGC 39911 & 40264 • CGCG 070-042 • MCG + 02-32-021 • IRAS 12211 + 1245 • 2MASX J12234449 + 1228420 • VCC 664 • | |
IC 3258 is an irregular galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type IB (s) m in the constellation Virgo in the northern sky . It is listed under catalog number VCC 664 as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4351 , IC 3224 , IC 3233 , IC 3279 .
The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on September 14, 1900 .