IC 3967
Galaxy IC 3967 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hunting dogs |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 59 m 12.9 s |
declination | + 36 ° 07 ′ 45 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 / LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 15.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
Position angle | 36 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.027682 ± 0.000067 |
Radial velocity | 8299 ± 20 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(372 ± 26) x 10 6 ly (114.2 ± 8.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | March 21, 1903 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3967 • PGC 44561 • CGCG 189-007 • MCG + 06-29-005 • 2MASX J12591294 + 3607460 • 2MASS J12591288 + 3607454 • KIG 561 |
IC 3967 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Hounds in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 372 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 45,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies IC 3940 , IC 3966 , IC 4028 , IC 4049 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 21, 1903 .