IC 3447

IC 3447 (or PGC 165209) is a type Sc^[1] barred spiral galaxy^{[citation needed]} located in the constellation Virgo. It has a redshift of 0.092479,^[2] which means IC 3447 is 1.27 billion light-years from Earth,^[3] making it one of the furthest objects in the Index Catalogue.^[4] The galaxy has apparent dimensions of 0.30 x 0.3 arcmin, which means IC 3447 is 111,000 light-years across.^[5] It was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904.^[6][7]

IC 3447
IC 3447 taken by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Virgo
Right ascension	12h 31m 17.90s
Declination	+10d 40m 48.59s
Redshift	0.092479
Heliocentric radial velocity	27,682 km/s
Distance	1.273 Gly (390.6 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	16.1
Apparent magnitude (B)	16.9
Surface brightness	13.3
Characteristics
Type	S, Sc
Apparent size (V)	0.30' x 0.3'
Other designations
VPC 805, PGC 165209, SSTSL2 J123117.83+104048.3, [DCY96] 247