| IC 3789 | |
|---|---|
Sloan Digital Sky Survey of IC 3789
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| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 192.02 degrees |
| Declination | 20.19 degrees |
| Redshift | 0.06424 0.00002 |
| 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 | |
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]
