IC 3629
Galaxy IC 3629 |
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IC 3629 & LEDA 42381 (o) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Berenike's hair |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 39 m 46.660 s |
declination | + 13 ° 31 ′ 59.90 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sbc |
Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.70 '× 0.3' |
Position angle | 75 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.046285 ± 0.000127 |
Radial velocity | 13876 ± 38 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(618 ± 43) · 10 6 ly (189.5 ± 13.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Royal H. Frost |
Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3629 • PGC 42387 • CGCG 070-205 N01 • MCG + 02-32-167 • 2MASX J12394667 + 1332001 • VCC 1808 • GALEX ASC J123946.67 + 133159.7 • NSA 66851 |
IC 3629 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation of Berenike's hair in the northern sky . It is an estimated 618 million light years from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light years in diameter. She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1808 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4611 , NGC 4584 , IC 3611 , IC 3613 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .