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IC 438

IC 438
Object IC 438 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

IC 438 - galaxy in the constellation Leporis
Type: SBc - spiral galaxy with bar
The angular dimensions: 2.80'x2.2'
magnitude: V=11.9m; B=12.6m
The surface brightness: 13.7 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 5h53m0s; Dec= -17°52'33"
redshift (z): 0.010422
The distance from the Sun to IC 438: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 44.0 Mpc;
Other names of the object IC 438 : PGC 18047, ESO 555-9, MCG -3-15-25, UGCA 115, IRAS 05508-1753

Nearby objects: IC 436, IC 437, IC 439, IC 440

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