IC 3633

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Galaxy
IC 3633
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IC 3633 [1]
IC 3633
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 40 m 11.250 s
declination + 09 ° 53 ′ 46.06 ″
Appearance
Morphological type dE2, N  
Brightness  (visual) 14.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.4 mag
Angular expansion 0.50 '× 0.3'
Position angle 125 °
Surface brightness 12.4 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster  
Redshift 0.006781 ± 0.000127  
Radial velocity 2033 ± 38 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(88 ± 7)  x  10 6  ly
(27.1 ± 2.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery Royal H. Frost
Discovery date May 10, 1904
Catalog names
IC  3633 • PGC  42426 • CGCG  070-208 • 2MASX  J12401125 + 0953454 • VCC  1826 • GALEX ASC J124011.43 + 095345.2 • USGC U490 NED71 • NSA 49148 • EVCC 1019

IC 3633 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy of the Hubble-type dE2 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 88 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light-years across. She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1826 . In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4596 , NGC 4608 , IC 3602 , IC 3634 .

The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 3633
  4. Seligman