| IC 3447 | |
|---|---|
 IC 3447 taken bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 31m 17.90s |
| Declination | +10d 40m 48.59s |
| Redshift | 0.092479 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 27,682km/s |
| Distance | 1.273Gly (390.6Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.1 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 16.9 |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S, Sc |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.30' x 0.3' |
| Other designations | |
| VPC 805,PGC 165209, SSTSL2 J123117.83+104048.3, [DCY96] 247 | |
IC 3447 (orPGC 165209) is a type Sc[1]barred spiral galaxy[citation needed] located in the constellationVirgo. It has aredshift of 0.092479,[2] which means IC 3447 is 1.27 billionlight-years fromEarth,[3] making it one of the furthest objects in theIndex Catalogue.[4] The galaxy has apparentdimensions of 0.30 x 0.3arcmin, which means IC 3447 is 111,000 light-years across.[5] It was discovered byRoyal Harwood Frost on May 10, 1904.[6][7]