IC 3461

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Galaxy
IC 3461
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IC 3461 [1]
IC 3461
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 32 m 02.736 s
declination + 11 ° 53 ′ 24.26 ″
Appearance
Morphological type the  
Brightness  (visual) 14.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.1 mag
Angular expansion 0.7 ′ × 0.6 ′
Surface brightness 13.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster
WBL 411
Messier 87 group
LGG 289  
Redshift 0.003399 ± 0.000011  
Radial velocity 1019 ± 3 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(43 ± 3)  x  10 6  ly
(13.2 ± 0.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Arnold Schwassmann
Discovery date September 13, 1900
Catalog names
IC  3461 • PGC  41529 • CGCG  070-148 • MCG  + 02-32-116 • 2MASX  J12320274 + 1153231 • VCC  1407 • GALEX ASC J123202.73 + 115325.6 • NSA 161956 • WISEA J123202.73 + 115324.3 • VPC 843

IC 3461 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 43 million light years from the Milky Way and is> 10,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VVC 1407 . The galaxies IC 3440 , IC 3465 , IC 3466 , IC 3467 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on September 13, 1900 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : IC 3461
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman