IC 3622

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IC 3622
IC3622 - SDSS DR14.jpg
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of IC 3622
Observation data
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension 12h 39m 32.484s
Declination +15d 25m 55.36s
Redshift 0.072768
Heliocentric radial velocity 21,815 km/s
Distance 980 Mly (300.4 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.9
Characteristics
Type Sbc
Size175,000 ly
Apparent size  (V)0.64 x 0.52 arcmin
Other designations
2MASX J12393247+1525550, SDSS J123932.48+152555.3, PGC 3793395, [TTL2012] 174921, GALEXASC J123932.61+152555.2, ASK 439310.0

IC 3622 also known as PGC 3793395, [1] is a large barred spiral galaxy [2] located in constellation Coma Berenices. [3] [4] It is located 980 million light-years from the Solar System and has a diameter of 175,000 light-years. [5] IC 3622 was discovered by Royal Harwood Frost on May 7, 1904. [6]

Supernova

One supernova has been discovered in IC 3622 so far: PSN J12393328+1525520.

PSN J12393328+1525520

PSN J12393328+1525520 was discovered on February 22, 2013, by astronomers [7] on the behalf of the THU-NAOC Transient Survey (TNTS) [8] via a red filter Astrometry, [9] which the observation was performed on the ESO New Technology Telescope at La Silla. [7] It was located 12" east and 3" south of the nucleus, with a magnitude of 19.4. [10] The supernova was Type Ic. [10]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">UGC 9684</span> Galaxy located in Boötes

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 1050</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 4588</span>

IC 4588 is a type E elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Serpens. It is located 729 million light-years from the Solar System and has a dimension of 0.30 x 0.3 arcmin meaning its diameter is 64,000 light-years across. IC 4588 was discovered by Stephane Javelle on July 15, 1903.

References

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  2. ↑ "Excellence in Cities: Galaxy Classifications". www.sr.bham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
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