IC 3363
| Galaxy IC 3363 |
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![IC 3363 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3363_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 3363 SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 27 m 03.070 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 33 ′ 38.94 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | dE7 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.30 'x 0.4' |
| Position angle | 126 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster Messier 49 group NGC 4343 group NGC 4636 group LGG 292 |
| Redshift | 0.002837 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | 851 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(36 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (10.9 ± 0.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3363 • PGC 40786 • CGCG 070-088 • 2MASX J12270330 + 1233376 • VCC 965 • GALEX MSC J122703.16 + 123339.3 • VPC 514 • EVCC 638 | |
IC 3363 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type dE7 in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 36 million light years from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light years across. It is listed as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VVC 965 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4407 , NGC 4413 , NGC 4425 , IC 3349 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .