IC 3331
| Galaxy IC 3331 |
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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 26 m 05.3 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 48 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | dS0, N |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 48 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.003955 ± 0.000138 |
| Radial velocity | 1186 ± 41 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(51 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (15.5 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Arnold Schwassmann |
| Discovery date | September 12, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3331 • PGC 40638 • CGCG 070-070 • MCG + 02-32-043 • KUG 1223 + 120 • 2MASX J12260536 + 1148433 • VCC 870 • GALEX ASC J122605.37 + 114845.6 • VPC 447 • EVCC 591 | |
IC 3331 is a spiral dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type Sa in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 51 million light years from the Milky Way and about 10,000 light years across. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VCC 870 as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4371 , IC 3305 , IC 3356 , IC 3358 .
The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on September 12, 1900 .