IC 3418
| Galaxy IC 3418 |
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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 29 m 43.9 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 24 ′ 17 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | IBm: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 45 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.000127 |
| Radial velocity | 38 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(17 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (5.06 ± 0.48) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3418 • UGC 7630 • PGC 41207 • MCG + 02-32-092 • VCC 1217 • VPC 674 | |
IC 3418 is an irregular galaxy of Hubble type IBm in the constellation Virgo the northern sky . It is estimated to be 17 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 1,000 ly. The galaxy is listed as a member of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster under catalog number VCC 1217 .
The galaxies NGC 4491 , IC 3413 , IC 3431 , IC 3437 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .
Web links
Commons : IC 3418 - album with pictures, videos and audio files
