IC 3605
Galaxy IC 3605 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Berenike's hair |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 38 m 20.9 s |
declination | + 19 ° 32 ′ 29 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sd / Irr |
Brightness (visual) | 15.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.40 'x 0.2' |
Position angle | 10 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.004546 |
Radial velocity | 1363 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(60 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (18.3 ± 1.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
Discovery date | May 7, 1904 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3605 • PGC 86642 • KUG 1235 + 198 • SDSS J123820.95 + 193228.7 |
IC 3605 is a faint , irregular dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type Sd / Irr in the constellation Coma Berenices in the northern sky . It is an estimated 60 million light years away from the Milky Way and is about> 10,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxy NGC 4561 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904 .