IC 3953
| Galaxy IC 3953 |
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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 59 m 09.1 s |
| declination | + 23 ° 05 ′ 12 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.2 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.074790 |
| Radial velocity | 22421 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(1002 ± 70) · 10 6 Lj (307.1 ± 21.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | January 27, 1904 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3953 • PGC 1681197 • 2MASX J12590913 + 2305117 • LEDA 1681197 • GALEX ASC J125909.24 + 230513.9 | |
IC 3953 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Coma Berenices in the northern sky , which is an estimated 1 billion light years away from the Milky Way .
The galaxies IC 3971 , IC 3994 , IC 4017 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on January 27, 1904 .