IC 3789, occasionally known as PGC 1619535, is a type Sbc[1] barred spiral galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation.[2] It is located 872 million light-years away from the Solar System and has an approximate diameter of 150,000 light-years making it slightly larger than the Milky Way.[3] IC 3789 was discovered on 27 January 1904 by astronomer Max Wolf.[4]
IC 3789 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 48m 07.1s |
Declination | +20° 11′ 38.5″ |
Redshift | 0.064238 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 18,641 km/s |
Distance | 872 Mly (267.4 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 19.37 |
Surface brightness | 23.3 mag/arcsec |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb |
Size | 150,000 ly |
Other designations | |
PGC 1619535, 2MASX J12480706++2011386, 2MASS J12480711+2011385, ASK 657406.0, NGP9 F378-0744793, LEDA 1619535 |
References
edit- ^ "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ Astronomy, Go. "IC 3789 | galaxy in Coma Berenices | IC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 3750 - 3799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.