IC 3586
| Galaxy IC 3586 |
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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 54.8 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 31 ′ 12 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | dS0: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 90 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.005160 ± 0.000097 |
| Radial velocity | 1547 ± 29 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(67 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (20.5 ± 1.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Arnold Schwassmann |
| Discovery date | November 23, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3586 • PGC 42099 • CGCG 070-193 • MCG + 02-32-157 • 2MASX J12365485 + 1231124 • VCC 1695 • GALEX ASC J123654.89 + 123109.6 • USGC U490 NED88 • VPC 1085 • EVCC 950 | |
IC 3586 is a lenticular dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 67 million light years away from the Milky Way , has a diameter of about 20,000 ly and is listed under catalog number VVC 1695 as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
The galaxies NGC 4551 , NGC 4552 , IC 3574 , IC 3606 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on November 23, 1900 .