IC 3655

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Galaxy
IC 3655
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Constellation Berenike's hair
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 41 m 14.4 s
declination + 20 ° 39 ′ 58 ″
Appearance
Morphological type C.  
Brightness  (visual) 16.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 17.1 mag
Angular expansion 0.20 × 0.2
Surface brightness 12.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.022001  
Radial velocity 6596 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(294 ± 21)  ·  10 6  ly
(90.1 ± 6.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery Max Wolf
Discovery date January 27, 1904
Catalog names
IC  3655 • PGC  1633163 • 2MASX  J12411443 + 2039581 • LEDA 1633163

IC 3655 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Coma Berenices the northern sky , an estimated 294 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center.
The galaxies IC 3660 , IC 3677 , IC 3683 , IC 3692 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered by Max Wolf on January 27, 1904 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d SEDS : IC 3655
  3. Seligman