IC 3720
| Galaxy IC 3720 |
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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 47.5 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 03 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.30 'x 0.7' |
| Position angle | 125 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.005738 ± 0.000000 |
| Radial velocity | 1720 ± 0 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(75 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (22.9 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Arnold Schwassmann |
| Discovery date | September 14, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3720 • UGC 7919 • PGC 42949 • VCC 2008 • SDSS J124446.52 + 120400.8 • EVCC 1130 | |
IC 3720 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E5 in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 75 million light years from the Milky Way . She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 2008 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 3710 , IC 3718 , IC 3731 , IC 3756 .
The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on September 14, 1900 .