VCC 1910

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Galaxy
IC 809 / IC 3672
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Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 42 m 08.6 s
declination + 11 ° 45 ′ 15 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E0?  
Brightness  (visual) 13.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.2 mag
Angular expansion 1.0 ′ × 1.0 ′
Surface brightness 13.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster  
Redshift 0.000687 ± 0.000087  
Radial velocity 206 ± 26 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(7 ± 1)  x  10 6  ly
(2.15 ± 0.39)  Mpc 
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date May 6, 1888
Catalog names
IC  809/3672  • UGC  7863 • PGC 42946 • CGCG  070-225 • MCG  + 02-32-184 • 2MASX  J12420866 + 1145159 • VCC  1910 • LDCE 904 NED226

IC 809 = IC 3672 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 7 million light years away from the Milky Way , has a diameter of about 3,000 ly and is listed under the catalog number VVC 1910 as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
The galaxies NGC 4607 , NGC 4621 , IC 3670 , IC 3684 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on May 6, 1888 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : IC 809
  3. Seligman