IC 3259
| Galaxy IC 3259 |
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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 48.5 s |
| declination | + 07 ° 11 ′ 13 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) dm? / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.70 × 0.9 |
| Position angle | 15 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster WBL 403-003 LGG 289 |
| Redshift | 0.004689 ± 0.000009 |
| Radial velocity | 1406 ± 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(59 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (18.2 ± 1.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Guillaume Bigourdan |
| Discovery date | April 23, 1895 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3259 • UGC 7469 • PGC 40273 • CGCG 042-072 • MCG + 01-32-040 • 2MASX J12234849 + 0711071 • VCC 667 • GALEX 2697667202033649201 • EVCC 492 | |
IC 3259 is a barred spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type SBdm in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is an estimated 59 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years in diameter . Under the designation VCC 667 , it is considered a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4341 , NGC 4342 , NGC 4365 , IC 3267 and PGC 40338 .
The object was discovered by Guillaume Bigourdan on April 23, 1895 .
WebLinks
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Spektrum.de : amateur recordings [1] , labeled environment record