IC 3459
| Galaxy IC 3459 |
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![IC 3459 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3459_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 3459 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 31 m 55.915 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 10 ′ 26.54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | dSB0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 155 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.000927 ± 0.000240 |
| Radial velocity | 278 ± 72 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(10 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (3.08 ± 1.01) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Arnold Schwassmann |
| Discovery date | September 13, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3459 • UGC 7674 • PGC 41505 • CGCG 070-147 • MCG + 02-32-115 • 2MASX J12315603 + 1210261 • VCC 1392 • GALEX ASC J123156.01 + 121027.3 • NSA 66823 • EVCC 817 • VPC 839 | |
IC 3459 is an irregular dwarf galaxy from the Hubble type in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is an estimated 10 million light years away from the Milky Way and is> 5,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VVC 1392 .
The galaxies NGC 4486 , IC 3440 , IC 3443 , IC 3465 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on September 13, 1900 by the German astronomer Arnold Schwassmann .