IC 3892
Galaxy IC 3892 |
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IC 3892 & IC 3895 (u) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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 |
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 .