IC 3078
Galaxy located in Virgo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
IC 3078 is a spiral galaxy with a ring structure[1] located in Virgo. Its redshift is 0.066148,[2] meaning IC 3078 is located 905 million light-years from Earth.[3] With an apparent dimension of 0.50 x 0.5 arcmin, IC 3038 is about 133,000 light-years across.[4] It was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904[5][6] and is listed in the Virgo Cluster catalogue as VCC 174. However, it is not a member of the Virgo Cluster, but instead a background galaxy.[7]
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IC 3078 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 16m 00.044s |
Declination | +12d 41m 14.31s |
Redshift | 0.066148 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 19,829 km/s |
Distance | 905 Mly (277.4 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5 |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.3 |
Surface brightness | 12.8 |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb(r) I, Sy1.9 |
Apparent size (V) | 0.50' x 0.5' |
Notable features | Starburst galaxy, seyfert galaxy |
Other designations | |
IRAS F12134+1257, VCC 0174, KUG 1213+129, CGCG 069-114, MCG +02-31-073, PGC 39263, NVSS J121600+124116, MRK 764 |
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