IC 3311
| Galaxy IC 3311 |
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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 25 m 33.1 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 15 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 135 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | −0.000407 +/- 0.000027 |
| Radial velocity | −122 +/- 8 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(9 ± 1) x 10 6 ly (2.88 ± 0.39) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Arnold Schwassmann |
| Discovery date | September 12, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3311 • UGC 7510 • PGC 40530 • CGCG 070-063 • MCG + 02-32-038 • KUG 1223 + 125 • 2MASX J12253310 + 1215370 • VCC 809 • | |
IC 3311 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type SD in the constellation Virgo the north ecliptic , the estimated 9 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VCC 809 as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
The galaxies NGC 4351 , IC 3291 , IC 3315 , IC 3349 are located in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ic supernova SN 2004gk was observed here.
The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on September 12, 1900 .