IC 3393
| Galaxy IC 3393 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 28 m 41.7 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 54 ′ 57 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 ^ +: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.30 'x 0.4' |
| Position angle | 135 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.001588 +/- 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 476 +/- 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(19 ± 1) · 10 6 ly (5.80 ± 0.43) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3393 • PGC 41054 • CGCG 070-113 • MCG + 02-32-081 • 2MASX J12284172 + 1254568 • VCC 1122 • GALEX ASC J122841.90 + 125455.5 • VPC 610 • EVCC 707 | |
IC 3393 is a lenticular dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type SO / a in the constellation Virgo at the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 19 million light years from the Milky Way and about 7,000 ly in diameter. It is listed as a member of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster under catalog number VCC 1122 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4438 , NGC 4443 , IC 3386 , IC 3388 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .