IC 3772
Galaxy IC 3772 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hunting dogs |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 46 m 56.1 s |
declination | + 36 ° 31 ′ 51 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S. |
Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.70 '× 0.4' |
Position angle | 75 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.040522 ± 0.000094 |
Radial velocity | (12,148 ± 28) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(544 ± 38) · 10 6 Lj (166.9 ± 11.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | March 21, 1903 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3772 • PGC 43123 • CGCG 188-020 • MCG + 06-28-028 • IRAS 12445 + 3648 • 2MASX J12465609 + 3631510 • GALEX ASC J124656.10 + 363152.3 • NSA 162402 |
IC 3772 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Canes Venatici the northern sky . It is an estimated 544 million light years from the Milky Way and about 115,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4662 , IC 3774 , IC 3800 , IC 3809 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2006su was observed here.
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 21, 1903 .