IC 3774
Galaxy IC 3774 |
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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 47 m 01.1 s |
declination | + 36 ° 17 ′ 18 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S. |
Brightness (visual) | 15.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.90 'x 0.4' |
Position angle | 110 ° |
Surface brightness | 14.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.041495 ± 0.000094 |
Radial velocity | 12,440 ± 28 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(557 ± 39) · 10 6 Lj (170.9 ± 12.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | March 21, 1903 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3774 • UGC 7947 • PGC 43117 • MCG + 06-28-029 • 2MASX J12470110 + 3617180 • GALEX ASC J124701.12 + 361717.3 • NSA 089995 |
IC 3774 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Canes Venatici the northern sky . It is estimated to be 557 million light years from the Milky Way and about 150,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4687 , IC 3772 , IC 3800 , IC 3809 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 21, 1903 .