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IC 3242

IC 3242
Object IC 3242 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

IC 3242 - galaxy in the constellation Comae Berenices
Type: E5 - elliptical galaxy
The angular dimensions: 0.40'x0.2'
magnitude: V=15.2m; B=16.2m
The surface brightness: 12.5 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 12h23m10.4s; Dec= 26°14'58"
redshift (z): 0.094210
The distance from the Sun to IC 3242: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 397.9 Mpc;

Nearby objects: IC 3240, IC 3241, IC 3243, IC 3244

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