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IC 3389
Elliptical galaxy located in Coma Berenices / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
IC 3389 is an elliptical galaxy located in Coma Berenices. Its redshift is 0.126648,[1] which means IC 3389 is 1.74 billion light years away from Earth.[2] It is the third most distant object in the Index Catalogue.[3] IC 3389 has apparent dimensions of 0.20 x 0.2 arcmin, meaning the galaxy is 102,000 light-years across.[4] It was discovered by Max Wolf on March 23, 1903.[5]
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
IC 3389 | |
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![]() IC 3389 taken by SDSS | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 28m 23.52s |
Declination | +27d 50m 41.80s |
Redshift | 0.126648 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 37,953 km/s |
Distance | 1.745 Mly (535 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.0 |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 17.0 |
Surface brightness | 12.6 |
Characteristics | |
Type | E |
Apparent size (V) | 0.20' x 0.2' |
Other designations | |
SDSS J122823.52+275041.7, 2MASS J12282349+2750418, PGC 3789672 |
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