IC 3366

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Galaxy
IC 3366
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NGC 4424 with IC 3366 (u) [1]
NGC 4424 with IC 3366 (u)
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 27 m 12.12 s
declination + 09 ° 24 ′ 36.7 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S.  
Brightness  (visual) 15.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.0 mag
Angular expansion 0.3 ′ × 0.2 ′
Position angle 165 °
Surface brightness 12.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.025437 ± 0.000006  
Radial velocity 7626 ± 2 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(338 ± 24)  ·  10 6  ly
(103.6 ± 7.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery Arnold Schwassmann
Discovery date February 15, 1900
Catalog names
IC  3366 • PGC  213994 • 2MASS J12271215 + 0924355 • SDSS J122712.15 + 092435.5 • WISEA J122712.15 + 092435.6

IC 3366 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic , which is an estimated 338 million light years from the Milky Way . In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4417 , NGC 4424 , NGC 4445 , IC 3357 .

The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on February 15, 1900 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e SEDS : IC 3366
  4. Seligman