IC 3773
| Galaxy IC 3773 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 47 m 15.3 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 12 ′ 13 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | dS0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 0.707 ° x 0.339 ° |
| Position angle | 20 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster NGC 4343 group NGC 4636 group Messier 49 group LGG 292 |
| Redshift | 0.003616 ± 0.000040 |
| Radial velocity | 1084 ± 12 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(46 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (14.2 ± 1.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Arnold Schwassmann |
| Discovery date | February 20, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3773 • UGC 7952 • PGC 43146 • CGCG 071-040 • MCG + 02-33-021 • 2MASX J12471526 + 1012124 • VCC 2048 • GALEX MSC J124715.34 + 101214.0 • LDCE 904 NED246 • EVCC 1161 | |
IC 3773 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type E6 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 46 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light years in diameter. She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 2048 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 816 , IC 817 , IC 3764 , IC 3767 .
The object was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann on February 20, 1900 .