IC 3663
| Galaxy IC 3663 |
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![IC 3663 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3663_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 3663 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 41 m 39.413 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 14 ′ 50.61 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | dE5, N |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 'x 0.5' |
| Position angle | 178 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.003048 ± 0.000155 |
| Radial velocity | 914 ± 46 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(39 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (11.9 ± 1.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3663 • PGC 42586 • CGCG 070-217 • 2MASX i J1241394 + 121452 • VCC 1886 • NSA 70339 • EVCC 1045 • WISEA J124139.40 + 121450.8 | |
IC 3663 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type dE in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 39 million light years from the Milky Way and <10,000 light years in diameter. She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1886 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4606 , NGC 4640 , IC 810 , IC 3643 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .