IC 3908
| Galaxy IC 3908 |
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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 56 m 40.62 s |
| declination | -07 ° 33 ′ 46.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) d? / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.80 'x 0.7' |
| Position angle | 171 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4697 group LGG 314 |
| Redshift | 0.004323 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 1296 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(53 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (16.4 ± 1.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | July 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3908 • PGC 44166 • MCG -01-33-056 • IRAS 12540-0717 • 2MASX J12564062-0733460 • 2MASS J12564063-0733463 • HIPASS J1256-07 • LDCE 904 NED282 | |
IC 3908 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Scd in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 53 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter. It is a member of the 19 galaxies NGC 4697 group (LGG 314).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4786 , NGC 4813 , IC 833 , IC 3883 .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in July 1899 .