IC 3634

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Galaxy
IC 3634
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Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 40 m 11.361 s
declination + 09 ° 50 ′ 51.97 ″
Appearance
Morphological type dE2 or ImIV  
Brightness  (visual) 14.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.8 mag
Angular expansion 0.60 'x 0.5'
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster (?)  
Redshift 0.001070 ± 0.000053  
Radial velocity 321 ± 16 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(12 ± 1)  x  10 6  ly
(3.62 ± 0.34)  Mpc 
history
discovery Royal H. Frost
Discovery date May 10, 1904
Catalog names
IC  3634 • PGC  42425 • VCC  1825 • GALEX ASC J124011.44 + 095050.8 • WISEA J124011.39 + 095050.9 • NVSS B123740 + 100712 • KDG 179

IC 3634 is a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 12 million light years from the Milky Way . She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1825 . In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4596 , NGC 4608 , IC 3602 , IC 3633 .

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

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : IC 3634
  3. Seligman