IC 3381

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Galaxy
IC 3381
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IC 3381 [1]
IC 3381
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 28 m 14.884 s
declination + 11 ° 47 ′ 23.37 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 13.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.4 mag
Angular expansion 1.2 ′ × 0.9 ′
Position angle 110 °
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster
NGC 4442 group
LGG 288  
Redshift 0.002252 ± 0.000040  
Radial velocity 675 ± 12 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(28 ± 2)  x  10 6  ly
(8.48 ± 0.62)  Mpc 
history
discovery Arnold Schwassmann
Discovery date September 12, 1900
Catalog names
IC  3381 • UGC  7589 • PGC  40985 • CGCG  070-106 • MCG  + 02-32-074 • 2MASX  J12281485 + 1147236 • VCC  1087 • GALEX ASC J122814.87 + 114726.1 • WISEA J122814.90 + 114722.9 • VPC 589 • EVCC 692

IC 3381 is a faint , elliptical dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 28 million light years from the Milky Way and approximately 10,000 light years across. Together with twelve other galaxies, it forms the NGC 4442 group ( LGG 288 ) and is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1087 . In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4452 , IC 794 , IC 3358 , IC 3413 .

The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on September 12, 1900 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g SEDS : IC 3381
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman