IC 3778
| Galaxy IC 3778 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 47 m 02.0 s |
| declination | + 40 ° 35 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.40 'x 0.3' |
| Position angle | 35 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.033384 ± 0.000074 |
| Radial velocity | 10,008 ± 22 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(449 ± 31) · 10 6 ly (137.8 ± 9.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | March 21, 1903 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3778 • PGC 43131 • CGCG 216-028 • IRAS 12446 + 4052 • KUG 1244 + 408 • 2MASX J12470193 + 4035470 • GALEX ASC J124701.90 + 403547.6 • SIG 2203 | |
IC 3778 is a spiral radio galaxy of the Hubble type S in the constellation Hounds in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 449 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 3758 , IC 3783 , IC 3795 , IC 3808 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 21, 1903 .