IC 3723
| Galaxy IC 3723 |
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![IC 3723 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3723_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 3723 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 44 m 30.546 s |
| declination | + 40 ° 44 ′ 12.85 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C. |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.30 'x 0.2' |
| Position angle | 95 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 422 |
| Redshift | 0.017989 ± 0.000110 |
| Radial velocity | 5393 ± 33 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(243 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (74.5 ± 5.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | March 21, 1903 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3723 • PGC 42914 • CGCG 216-024 • MCG + 07-26-048 • 2MASX J12443060 + 4044127 • Mrk 441 • GALEX ASC J124430.61 + 404413.0 • WISEA J124430.60 + 404413.1 | |
IC 3723 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Canes Venatici on the northern sky . It is estimated to be 243 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4655 , IC 3713 , IC 3726 , IC 3758 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 21, 1903 .