IC 3900
| Galaxy IC 3900 |
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![SDSS image from IC 3900 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC3900_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| SDSS image from IC 3900 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Berenike's hair |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 55 m 41.298 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 15 ′ 02.75 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 177 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1656 WBL 426 |
| Redshift | 0.023733 ± 0.000083 |
| Radial velocity | 7115 ± 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(318 ± 22) · 10 6 ly (97.6 ± 6.8) Mpc |
| diameter | 90,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | June 25, 1903 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3900 • PGC 44068 • PGC 1802312 • MCG + 05-31-009 • 2MASX J12554133 + 2715025 • 2MASS J12554129 + 2715026 • GALEX ASC J125541.37 + 271503.9 • LDCE 926 NED021 • NSA 103650 | |
IC 3900 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Haar der Berenice in the northern sky . It is an estimated 318 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is a member of the Coma galaxy cluster Abell 1656 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4797 , NGC 4807 , NGC 4827 , IC 3913 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2001cg was observed here.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on June 25, 1903 .