IC 3578
| Galaxy IC 3578 |
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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 36 m 39.4 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 06 ′ 07 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Scd |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 135 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.002323 +/- 0.000104 |
| Radial velocity | 696 +/- 31 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(29 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (8.8 ± 0.75) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
| Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3580 • UGC 7782 • PGC 42079 • CGCG 070-190 • MCG + 02-32-153 • VCC 1684 • GALEX ASC J123639.50 + 110606.6 | |
IC 3578 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Virgo the northern sky , the estimated 29 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center.
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .