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IC 659

IC 659
Object IC 659 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

IC 659 - galaxy in the constellation Leonis
Type: E3 - elliptical galaxy
The angular dimensions: 1.40'x1.0'
magnitude: V=14.3m; B=15.3m
The surface brightness: 14.7 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 10h58m3.8s; Dec= -6°15'36"
redshift (z): 0.047603
The distance from the Sun to IC 659: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 201.1 Mpc;
Other names of the object IC 659 : PGC 32979, MCG -1-28-10, NPM1G -05.0380

Nearby objects: IC 657, IC 658, IC 660, IC 661

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