IC 3710
| Galaxy IC 3710 |
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![IC 3710 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3710_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 3710 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 44 m 09.45 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 06 ′ 59.5 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | ImIV |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.10 'x 0.7' |
| Position angle | 160 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster NGC 4343 -group NGC 4636 -group LGG 292 |
| Redshift | 0.003369 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1010 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(43 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (13.2 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Royal H. Frost |
| Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3710 • UGC 7906 • PGC 42881 • VCC 1992 • HIPASS J1244 + 12 • NSA 169945 • EVCC 1115 | |
IC 3710 is a faint , irregular dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type dE in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 43 million light years away from the Milky Way and is 15,000 light years across. She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1992 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4640 , NGC 4641 , IC 3718 , IC 3720 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .