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IC 42

IC 42
Object IC 42 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

IC 42 - galaxy in the constellation Ceti
Type: SBc - spiral galaxy with bar
The angular dimensions: 0.70'x0.4'
magnitude: V=14.8m; B=15.5m
The surface brightness: 13.3 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 0h41m5.9s; Dec= -15°25'42"
redshift (z): 0.054745
The distance from the Sun to IC 42: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 231.2 Mpc;
Other names of the object IC 42 : PGC 2463, MCG -3-2-36

Nearby objects: IC 40, IC 41, IC 43, IC 44

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