IC 3871
Galaxy IC 3871 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Berenike's hair |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 54 m 25.7 s |
declination | + 18 ° 55 ′ 45 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E0 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Abell 1638 |
Redshift | 0.064800 |
Radial velocity | 19427 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(867 ± 61) · 10 6 ly (265.9 ± 18.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | January 27, 1904 |
Catalog names | |
IC 3871 • PGC 3798192 • 2MASX J12542568 + 1855446 • GALEX ASC J125425.55 + 185544.5 |
IC 3871 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Coma Berenices the northern sky . It is estimated to be 867 million light years from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light years in diameter .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 3867 , IC 3869 , IC 3872 , IC 3873 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on January 27, 1904 .