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IC 3622

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IC 3622
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of IC 3622
Observation data
ConstellationComa Berenices
Right ascension12h 39m 32.484s
Declination+15d 25m 55.36s
Redshift0.072768
Helio radial velocity21,815 km/s
Distance980 Mly (300.4 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)15.9
Characteristics
TypeSbc
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
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  2. "Excellence in Cities: Galaxy Classifications". www.sr.bham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  3. Ford, Dominic. "IC3622 (Galaxy)". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  4. Astronomy, Go. "IC 3622 | galaxy in Coma Berenices | IC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  5. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  6. "Index Catalog Objects: IC 3600 - 3649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "ATel #4851: PESSTO spectroscopic classification of optical transients". The Astronomer's Telegram. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  8. "Bright Supernovae - 2013". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  9. "CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports%quot;". www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Bright Supernovae - 2013". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2024-05-07.


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