IC 3271
| Galaxy IC 3271 |
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| IC 3271 with SDSS J122417.94 + 075557.8 (lu) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| 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 |
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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 .