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| IC 3402 | |
|---|---|
 Sloan Digital Sky Survey of IC 3402 | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 187.24 degree |
| Declination | 28.86 degree |
| Redshift | 0.02673 0.00002 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7,915 km/s |
| Distance | 371 Mly (113.7 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.16 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sbc |
| Size | 135,000 ly |
| Notable features | N/A |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 41100, 2MASX J12285930+285430, UGC 7616, SDSS J122859.32+285142.9, LEDA 41100, 2MFGC 9839, RFGC 2296, CAIRNS J122859.29+285143.2 | |
IC 3402 is an edge-on, type Sbc[1] spiral galaxy located 370 million light-years away from the solar system in the Coma Berenices constellation.[2][3] IC 3402 has an estimated diameter of 135,000 light-years[4] and was first discovered by a German astronomer Max Wolf on March 23, 1903.[5] The galaxy does not have an active galactic nucleus.[4]
