IC 3959
| Galaxy IC 3959 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| 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 08.2 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 47 ′ 03 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.50 '× 0.5' |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1656 |
| Redshift | 0.023643 ± 0.000022 |
| Radial velocity | 7088 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(317 ± 22) · 10 6 ly (97.3 ± 6.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Hermann Kobold |
| Discovery date | May 12, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 3959 • PGC 44553 • CGCG 160-218 • MCG + 05-31-059 • 2MASX J12590821 + 2747029 • GALEX ASC J125908.14 + 274703.1 • LDCE 926 NED044 | |
IC 3959 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Coma Berenices the northern sky . It is an estimated 317 million light years from the Milky Way , about 45,000 ly in diameter, and is a member of the Coma Galaxy Cluster .
The galaxies IC 3947 , IC 3949 , IC 3957 , IC 3963 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Hermann Kobold on May 12, 1896 .