IC 3271

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Galaxy
IC 3271
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IC 3271 with SDSS J122417.94 + 075557.8 (lu) [1]
IC 3271 with SDSS J122417.94 + 075557.8 (lu)
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 24 m 13.928 s
declination + 07 ° 57 ′ 10.74 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SABc  
Brightness  (visual) 13.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.5 mag
Angular expansion 1.00 'x 1.0'
Surface brightness 13.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.024047 ± 0.000010  
Radial velocity 7209 ± 3 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(319 ± 22)  ·  10 6  ly
(97.8 ± 6.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Arnold Schwassmann
Discovery date November 20, 1899
Catalog names
IC  3271 • UGC  7481 • PGC  40337 • CGCG  042-082 • MCG  + 01-32-047 • 2MASX  J12241393 + 0757118 • VCC  712 • GALEX ASC J122413.90 + 075710.9 • WISEA J122413.91 + 075711.1 • NSA 169886

IC 3271 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 319 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VVC 712 , but it is too far away for that. In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4318 , NGC 4334 , NGC 4353 , NGC 4370 .

The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on November 20, 1899 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e SEDS : IC 3271
  4. Seligman