VCC 1910
| Galaxy IC 809 / IC 3672 |
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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 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 |
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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 .