IC 3521

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Galaxy
IC 3521
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IC 3521 [1]
IC 3521
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 34 m 39.511 s
declination + 07 ° 09 ′ 36.73 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SBm / HII  
Brightness  (visual) 13.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.1 mag
Angular expansion 1.4 ′ × 0.9 ′
Position angle 27 °
Surface brightness 13.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster
NGC 4442 group
LGG 288  
Redshift 0.001985 ± 0.000020  
Radial velocity 595 ± 6 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(24 ± 2)  x  10 6  ly
(7.22 ± 0.51)  Mpc 
history
discovery Arnold Schwassmann
Discovery date November 8, 1899
Catalog names
IC  3521 • UGC  7736 • PGC  41847 • CGCG  042-162 • MCG  + 01-32-106 • IRAS  12321 + 0726 • 2MASX  J12343901 + 0709260 • VCC  1575 • LDCE 904 NED188 • EVCC 902 • NSA 162052

IC 3521 is an irregular dwarf galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type IBm in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 70 million light years from the Milky Way and about 10,000 light years in diameter. Together with twelve other galaxies, it forms the NGC 4442 group ( LGG 288 ) and is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1575 .

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4526 , NGC 4532 , NGC 4570 , IC 3591 .

The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on November 8, 1899 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g SEDS : IC 3521
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman