IC 3412

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Galaxy
IC 3412
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IC 3412 [1]
IC 3412
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 29 m 22.650 s
declination + 09 ° 59 ′ 20.50 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Mad?  
Brightness  (visual) 14.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.3 mag
Angular expansion 0.70 '× 0.3'
Position angle 159 °
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster
NGC 4472 group
LGG 292  
Redshift 0.002428 ± 0.000007  
Radial velocity 728 ± 2 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(30 ± 2)  x  10 6  ly
(9.13 ± 0.64)  Mpc 
history
discovery Arnold Schwassmann
Discovery date February 23, 1900
Catalog names
IC  3412 • PGC  41152 • CGCG  070-119 • VCC  1179 • SDSS J122922.64 + 095920.4 • USGC U490 NED185 • EVCC 728

IC 3412 is a dwarf galaxy from the Hubble type Irr? in the constellation Virgo in the north star sky . It is estimated to be 30 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 5,000 light-years across. The galaxy is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1179 . In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4442 , IC 793 , IC 3374 , IC 3383 .

The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on February 23, 1900 .

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 3412
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman