IC 3892
| Galaxy IC 3892 |
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![IC 3892 & IC 3895 (u) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3892_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 3892 & IC 3895 (u) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 55 m 06.040 s |
| declination | + 39 ° 13 ′ 19.00 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S: / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.30 'x 0.6' |
| Position angle | 175 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.015430 ± 0.000164 |
| Radial velocity | 4626 ± 49 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(209 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (64.0 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | March 21, 1903 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3892 • UGC 8044 • PGC 44001 • CGCG 217-002 • MCG + 07-27-005 • 2MASX J12550600 + 3913193 • 2MASS J12550604 + 3913190 • KPG 360A • HOLM 487B • NSA 089922 | |
IC 3892 is a spiral galaxy with an active galaxy core of the Hubble type Sab in the constellation Hounds in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 209 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter. Together with IC 3895 , it forms the (optical) galaxy pair Holm 487 or KPG 360 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 3879 , IC 3888 , IC 3893 , IC 3897 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 21, 1903 .