IC 3278

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IC 3278
IC3278 - SDSS DR14.jpg
IC 3278 taken by Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 24m 15.44s
Declination +27d 25m 06.52s
Redshift 0.093851
Heliocentric radial velocity 28,278 km/s
Distance 1.292 Gly (396.1 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.2
Apparent magnitude  (B)16.0
Surface brightness 16.5
Characteristics
Type SBbc, Spiral
Apparent size  (V)0.80' x 0.6'
Other designations
KUG 1221+276, PGC 40345, MaNGA 01-568465

IC 3278 known as PGC 40345, is a large type SBbc [1] spiral galaxy located in Coma Berenices. Its redshift is 0.093851, [2] meaning IC 3278 is 1.29 billion light-years away from Earth, [3] which given its apparent dimensions of 0.80 x 0.6 arcmin, means IC 3278 is 301,000 light-years across. [4] The galaxy was discovered on March 23, 1903, by Max Wolf. [5] Together with two lenticular galaxies, IC 3278 NED01 [6] and IC 3278 NED02, [7] they form a galaxy triplet bearing its same name. According to a study which was conducted by Takase and Miyauchi-Isobe, IC 3278 can be considered an ultraviolet-excess galaxy as it is detected on multi-color plates which was taken via a Kiso Schmidt telescope for 10 survey fields. [8]

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IC 2657 is a type E elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Leo. Its redshift is 0.167816, which means IC 2657 is 2.22 billion light-years away. IC 2657 is the second most distant Index Catalogue object after IC 4017 and the brightest cluster galaxy inside a small galaxy group called WHL J111508.7+134141. A large galaxy, measuring approximately 0.30 x 0.3 arcmin, it spans about 202,000 light-years across and was discovered by Max Wolf on March 27, 1906.

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References

  1. ↑ "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  2. ↑ "IC 3278 - galaxy. Description IC 3278:". kosmoved.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  4. ↑ "Revised IC Data for IC 3278". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  5. ↑ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 3250 - 3299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  6. ↑ "NED Search Results for IC 3278 NED01". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  7. ↑ "NED Search Results for IC 3278 NED02". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  8. ↑ Takase, B.; Miyauchi-Isobe, N. (1985-01-01). "Kiso survey for ultraviolet-excess galaxies. III". Annals of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory. 20: 335–392. ISSN   0082-4704.
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