IC 3827

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Galaxy
IC 3827 / IC 3838
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Constellation Crow
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 50 m 52.1 s
declination -14 ° 29 ′ 31 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SAB (rs) bc / pec  
Brightness  (visual) 13.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.1 mag
Angular expansion 0.80 'x 0.7'
Position angle 60 °
Surface brightness 12.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.014333 ± 0.000060  
Radial velocity 4297 ± 18 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(187 ± 13)  x  10 6  ly
(57.2 ± 4.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery Herbert A. Howe
Discovery date April 20, 1898
Catalog names
IC  3827 • 3838 • PGC  43487 • MCG  -02-33-021 • IRAS  12482-1413 • 2MASX  J12505213-1429308 • NVSS J125051-142926 • USGC S186 NED03

IC 3827 = IC 3838 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sc in the constellation Raven south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 187 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 45,000 ly.
In the same area of ​​the sky are the galaxies NGC 4724 , IC 3824 , IC 3825 , IC 3831 .

The object was discovered on April 20, 1898 by Herbert Alonzo Howe .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 3827
  3. Seligman