IC 3431
| Galaxy IC 3431 |
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![IC 3431 with LEDA 169436 [1] (ro)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3431_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 3431 with LEDA 169436 (ro) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 30 m 24.2 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 36 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.40 'x 0.3' |
| Position angle | 10 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.058725 ± 0.000083 |
| Radial velocity | 17,605 ± 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(784 ± 55) · 10 6 ly (240.4 ± 16.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3431 • PGC 139911 • SDSS J123024.17 + 113652.1 • VPC 746 | |
IC 3431 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Virgo the northern sky . It is estimated to be 784 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 95,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 4491 , IC 3418 , IC 3437 , IC 3446 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .
Web links
Commons : IC 3431 - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
