IC 3284
| Galaxy IC 3284 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 24 m 37.5 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 50 ′ 21 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBa (r) |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster (??) |
| Redshift | 0.026147 +/- 0.000096 |
| Radial velocity | 7839 +/- 29 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(347 ± 24) x 10 6 ly (106.5 ± 7.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
| Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3284 • PGC 40400 • CGCG 070-055 • 2MASX J12243754 + 1050203 • VCC 736 • GALEX ASC J122437.59 + 105020.1 | |
IC 3284 is a circular bar- shaped spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBR in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 347 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 50,000 ly. The galaxy is listed as a member of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster under catalog number VCC 736 .
The galaxies NGC 4325 , NGC 4352 , NGC 4368 , IC 3275 are in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2008ar was observed here.
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .