IC 3443
| Galaxy IC 3443 |
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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 31 m 15.7 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 19 ′ 54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | dE0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster M 87 group LGG 285 |
| Redshift | 0.006565 ± 0.000083 |
| Radial velocity | 1968 ± 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(85 ± 6) x 10 6 ly (26.2 ± 1.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3443 • PGC 41421 • CGCG 070-143 • MCG + 02-32-112 • 2MASX J12311570 + 1219545 • VCC 1348 • GALEX ASC J123115.69 + 121953.5 • VPC 801 | |
IC 3443 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Virgo in the northern sky . It is an estimated 85 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 10,000 ly. The galaxy is listed as a member of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster under catalog number VVC 1348 . The galaxies NGC 4486 , IC 3440 , IC 3459 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .