IC 3357
| Galaxy IC 3357 |
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![IC 3357 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3357_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 3357 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 26 m 51.354 s |
| declination | + 09 ° 46 ′ 38.99 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 170 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster (??) |
| Redshift | 0.046952 ± 0.000012 |
| Radial velocity | 14,076 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(626 ± 44) · 10 6 ly (191.9 ± 13.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
| Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3357 • PGC 40757 • CGCG 070-083 • 2MASX J12265135 + 0946388 • VCC 946 • 2MASS J12265134 + 0946386 • GALEX ASC J122651.37 + 094640.6 • NSA 161771 | |
IC 3357 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 626 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VVC 946 , but is too far away for that.
The galaxies NGC 4417 , NGC 4442 , IC 3328 , IC 3374 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .