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IC 3959

IC 3959
Object IC 3959 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

IC 3959 - galaxy in the constellation Comae Berenices
Type: E0 - elliptical galaxy
The angular dimensions: 0.50'x0.5'
magnitude: V=14.2m; B=15.2m
The surface brightness: 12.8 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 12h59m8.3s; Dec= 27°47'1"
redshift (z): 0.023643
The distance from the Sun to IC 3959: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 99.9 Mpc;
Other names of the object IC 3959 : PGC 44553, MCG 5-31-59, CGCG 160-217, DRCG 27-69

Nearby objects: IC 3957, IC 3958, IC 3960A, IC 3960

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