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IC 1242

IC 1242
Object IC 1242 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

IC 1242 - galaxy in the constellation Ophiuchi
Type: Sb - spiral galaxy
The angular dimensions: 0.90'x0.6'
magnitude: V=13.8m; B=14.6m
The surface brightness: 13.0 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 17h8m42.9s; Dec= 4°2'59"
redshift (z): 0.022509
The distance from the Sun to IC 1242: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 95.1 Mpc;
Other names of the object IC 1242 : PGC 59688, UGC 10718, MCG 1-44-1, CGCG 54-2, IRAS 17062+0406

Nearby objects: IC 1240, IC 1241, IC 1243, IC 1244

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