IC 3374

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Galaxy
IC 3374
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IC 3374 [1]
IC 3374
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 27 m 33.480 s
declination + 10 ° 00 ′ 13.60 ″
Appearance
Morphological type IB (s) m:  
Brightness  (visual) 14.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.3 mag
Angular expansion 0.70 '× 0.5'
Position angle 30 °
Surface brightness 13.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 4472 group
LGG 292  
Redshift 0.002945 ± 0.000030  
Radial velocity 883 ± 9 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(37 ± 3)  x  10 6  ly
(11.2 ± 0.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Royal H. Frost
Discovery date May 7, 1904
Catalog names
IC  3374 • PGC  40876 • CGCG  070-095 • VCC  1021 • GALEX ASC J122733.41 + 100014.3 • SDSS J122733.48 + 100013.6 • AGC 220616 • EVCC 2114

IC 3374 is a faint , irregular, dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type Im in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 37 million light years from the Milky Way and about 5,000 light years in diameter. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VVC 1021 . The galaxies NGC 4442 , IC 3328 , IC 3357 , IC 3383 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : IC 3374
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman