IC 3718
| Galaxy IC 3718 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 44 m 46.0 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 21 ′ 05 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.70 'x 1.0' |
| Position angle | 72 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.002832 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 849 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(36 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (11.0 ± 0.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Arnold Schwassmann |
| Discovery date | September 14, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3718 • UGC 7920 • PGC 42944 • CGCG 071-026 • MCG + 02-33-008 • 2MASX J12444599 + 1221052 • VCC 2006 • NSA 142154 • USGC U490 NED33 • EVCC 1128 | |
IC 3718 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 36 million light years from the Milky Way and 35,000 light years in diameter. She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 2006 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4640 , IC 3710 , IC 3720 , IC 3731 .
The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on September 14, 1900 .