IC 3278
| IC 3278 | |
|---|---|
 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]
References[edit]
- ^ "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "IC 3278 - galaxy. Description IC 3278:". kosmoved.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Revised IC Data for IC 3278". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 3250 - 3299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "NED Search Results for IC 3278 NED01". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "NED Search Results for IC 3278 NED02". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ 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.
