IC 3647
| Galaxy IC 3647 |
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![IC 3647 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3647_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 3647 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 40 m 53.113 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 28 ′ 31.31 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | dE |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.60 'x 0.9' |
| Position angle | 140 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.002115 ± 0.000230 |
| Radial velocity | 634 ± 69 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(26 ± 4) x 10 6 ly (7.95 ± 1.10) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3647 • UGC 7834 • PGC 42503 • CGCG 070-211 • MCG + 02-32-173 • VCC 1857 • SDSS J124052.68 + 102835.5 • USGC U490 NED67 • KDG 180 • EVCC 2199 | |
IC 3647 is an irregular dwarf galaxy from the Hubble type in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 26 million light years from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light years in diameter. She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1857 .
The galaxies NGC 4596 , NGC 4608 , IC 3638 , IC 3686 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on May 10, 1904 by the American astronomer Royal Harwood Frost .