IC 3724
Galaxy IC 3724 |
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IC 3724 with LEDA 1377137 (l) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 44 m 53.762 s |
declination | + 10 ° 16 ′ 56.48 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sc (s) I-II |
Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.50 '× 0.3' |
Position angle | 70 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.046983 ± 0.000020 |
Radial velocity | 14,085 ± 6 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(627 ± 44) · 10 6 ly (192.2 ± 13.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Royal H. Frost |
Discovery date | May 10, 1904 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3724 • PGC 42960 • CGCG 071-027 • 2MASX J12445373 + 1016570 • VCC 2009 • 2MASS J12445376 + 1016567 • WISEA J124453.79 + 101656.5 • NVSS J124453 + 101651 |
IC 3724 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBab in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 627 million light years from the Milky Way and 95,000 light years across. She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 2009 , but is too far away for that.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 3690 , IC 3714 , IC 3732 , IC 3767 .
The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .