| IC 3505 | |
|---|---|
| IC 3505 captured by Sloan Digital Sky Survey | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 34m 10.31s |
| Declination | +15° 58′ 05.60″ |
| Redshift | 0.046090 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 13,843 km/s |
| Distance | 645 Mly (197.8 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.412 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBc |
| Size | 170,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.01' x 0.41' |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 12316+1614, MCG+03-032-070, PGC 41792, 2MASX J12341031+1558058, VCC 1542, GASS 30439, ALFAFFA 1-349, AGC 220790, NVSS J123410+155803, LEDA 41792 | |
IC 3505 is a barred spiral galaxy [1] located 640 million light-years [2] away from the Solar System in the Coma Berenices constellation. [3] With an apparent size of 0.95 by 0.35 arcmin, IC 3505 has an estimated diameter of 170,000 light-years, making it slightly larger compared to the Milky Way. [2] It is categorized as a LINER galaxy [4] with an active galactic nucleus [5] emitting weak emission-lines. [6]
IC 3505 was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904. [7] According to Frost when he saw the object for the first time, he listed it as a type SBc at right ascension "12 34 10.3" and declination "+15 58 07". [7] Despite being listed in the Virgo Cluster catalogue as VCC 1542, it is not part of the Virgo Cluster but a background galaxy. [8]
Two supernovae have been discovered in IC 3505. SN 2019iaz (Type Ia, mag: 19.6) was discovered on June 21, 2019, by C. Fremling from Caltech on behalf on Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) [9] and AT 2023gpz (unknown, mag: 20.2) which was discovered by K. De (also from ZTF) on April 21, 2023. [10]