IC 3386
| Galaxy IC 3386 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 28 m 23.680 s |
| declination | + 13 ° 11 ′ 44.70 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E? |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.60 x 0.3 |
| Position angle | 102 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster Messier 87 group |
| Redshift | 0.005919 ± 0.000186 |
| Radial velocity | 1774 ± 56 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(77 ± 6) · 10 6 Lj (23.6 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3386 • PGC 41007 • VCC 1101 • GALEX ASC J122823.66 + 131142.4 • EVCC 690 • VPC 597 | |
IC 3386 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type dE in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 77 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light years in diameter. She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1101 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4435 , NGC 4443 , NGC 4458 , NGC 4461 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Aladin Lite: IC 3386