IC 3826
| Galaxy IC 3826 |
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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 50 m 39.9 s |
| declination | -09 ° 01 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 ^ 0 ^ |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.90 'x 0.8' |
| Position angle | 177 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4759 group HCG 62 |
| Redshift | 0.014220 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 4263 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(186 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (56.9 ± 4.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Guillaume Bigourdan |
| Discovery date | April 13, 1895 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3826 • PGC 43473 • MCG -01-33-025 • IRAS F12481-0845 • 2MASX J12503990-0901518 • 2MASS J12503989-0901519 • LDCE 921 NED015 | |
IC 3826 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 186 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 105,000 ly. The galaxy is considered a member of the galaxy group HCG 62 .
The galaxies NGC 4699 , NGC 4703 , NGC 4716 , NGC 4717 are in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on April 13, 1895 by Guillaume Bigourdan .