IC 3344
| Galaxy IC 3344 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Berenike's hair |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 26 m 32.4 s |
| declination | + 13 ° 34 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | dE6 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 48 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster LGG 289 |
| Redshift | 0.004130 ± 0.000067 |
| Radial velocity | 1238 ± 20 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(53 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (16.3 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3344 • PGC 40706 • CGCG 070-077 • MCG + 02-32-050 • 2MASX J12263242 + 1334440 • VCC 917 • GALEX ASC J122632.53 + 133444.3 | |
IC 3344 is a dwarf galaxy from the Hubble type E? in the constellation Coma Berenices in the northern sky . It is an estimated 53 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 10,000 ly. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VCC 917 as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
The galaxies NGC 4402 , NGC 4446 , IC 3355 , IC 3382 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .