IC 3315
| Galaxy IC 3315 |
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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 38.9 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 18 ′ 50 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | the |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 93 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.005641 ± 0.000110 |
| Radial velocity | 1691 ± 33 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(73 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (22.4 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
| Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3315 • PGC 40556 • VCC 823 • NSA 141331 • VPC 427 • EVCC 569 | |
IC 3315 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 73 million light years from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light years across. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 823 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4388 , IC 3291 , IC 3311 , IC 3349 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .