IC 3665
| Galaxy IC 3665 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 41 m 46.7 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 29 ′ 18 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | In the: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 72 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.004093 +/- 0.000190 |
| Radial velocity | 1227 +/- 57 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(53 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (16.1 ± 1.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal Harwood Frost |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3665 • UGC 7855 • PGC 42598 • CGCG 070-220 • MCG + 02-32-180 • VCC 1890 • USGC U490 NED58 • LEDA 42598 | |
IC 3665 is an irregular dwarf galaxy from the Hubble type in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 53 million light years away from the Milky Way , has a diameter of about 15,000 ly and is listed under catalog number VVC 1890 as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
The galaxies NGC 4621 , NGC 4638 , IC 809 , IC 3653 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .
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Attention: The sort key “IC 3665” overwrites the previously used key “IC3665”.