IC 3949
| Galaxy IC 3949 |
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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 58 m 56.0 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 50 ′ 00 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 / pec / sp / AGN |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.00 'x 0.2' |
| Position angle | 73 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1656 |
| Redshift | 0.025254 ± 0.000047 |
| Radial velocity | 7571 ± 14 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(339 ± 24) x 10 6 ly (103.9 ± 7.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Hermann Kobold |
| Discovery date | May 12, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3949 • UGC 8096 • PGC 44524 • CGCG 160-212 • MCG + 05-31-052 • IRAS F12565 + 2806 • KUG 1256 + 281 • 2MASX J12585577 + 2749589 • GALEX ASC J125856.02 + 275000.7 • LDCE 926 NED040 | |
IC 3949 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Coma Berenices in the northern sky . It is an estimated 339 million light years away from the Milky Way , has a diameter of about 100,000 ly, and is a member of the Coma Galaxy Cluster .
The galaxies IC 3946 , IC 3947 , IC 3959 , IC 3960 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Hermann Kobold on May 12, 1896 .