IC 3383

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Galaxy
IC 3383
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IC 3383 [1]
IC 3383
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 28 m 12.322 s
declination + 10 ° 17 ′ 51.57 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0 / a  
Brightness  (visual) 14.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.0 mag
Angular expansion 0.90 × 0.6
Position angle 30 °
Surface brightness 13.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster
Messier 87 group  
Redshift 0.006151 ± 0.000133  
Radial velocity 1844 ± 40 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(80 ± 6)  ·  10 6  ly
(24.4 ± 1.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Royal Harwood Frost
Discovery date May 7, 1904
Catalog names
IC  3383 • PGC  40970 • CGCG  070-105 • MCG  + 02-32-075 • 2MASX  J12281237 + 1017516 • VCC  1075 • GALEX ASC J122812.17 + 101750.2 • EVCC 690

IC 3383 is a lenticular dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 80 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years across. She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1075 . In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4442 , IC 3361 , IC 3374 , IC 3412 .

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

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 3383
  4. Seligman