IC 3868
| Galaxy IC 3868 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Berenike's hair |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 54 m 21.0 s |
| declination | + 18 ° 59 ′ 25 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.3 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 60 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.064890 |
| Radial velocity | 19,454 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(868 ± 61) · 10 6 Lj (266.2 ± 18.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | January 27, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3868 • 2MASX J12542096 + 1859246 • GALEX ASC J125420.97 + 185924.9 • ASK 657554.0 | |
IC 3868 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Coma Berenices the northern sky , an estimated 868 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 3864 , IC 3867 , IC 3869 , IC 3872 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on January 27, 1904 .