IC 3346
| Galaxy IC 3346 |
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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 44.4 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 22 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | dE1 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 139 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.004305 ± 0.000091 |
| Radial velocity | 1291 ± 27 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(55 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (16.9 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3346 • PGC 40739 • VCC 936 • GALEX ASC J122644.27 + 112245.2 • VPC 492 • EVCC 620 | |
IC 3346 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 55 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 936 as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4429 , IC 3331 , IC 3356 , IC 3358 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .