IC 3767

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Galaxy
IC 3767
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Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 46 m 55.480 s
declination + 10 ° 10 ′ 56.70 ″
Appearance
Morphological type dE6:, N  
Brightness  (visual) 15.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.2 mag
Angular expansion 0.60 × 0.2
Position angle 80 °
Surface brightness 13.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster  
Redshift 0.004368  
Radial velocity 1309 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(56 ± 4)  ·  10 6  ly
(17.2 ± 1.2)  Mpc 
history
discovery Royal H. Frost
Discovery date May 10, 1904
Catalog names
IC  3767 • PGC  43119 • VCC  2045 • GALEX MSC J124655.47 + 101056.4 • NSA 077001 • EVCC 1158

IC 3767 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy from the Hubble type de6 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic , the estimated 56 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center. Under catalog number VCC 2045 she has been a member of the Virgo cluster of galaxies listed

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 816 , IC 817 , IC 3764 , IC 3773 .

The object was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f g SEDS : IC 3767
  3. Seligman