IC 3879
IC 3879 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 3879:
| IC: | IC 3879 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 16.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 13.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:54:31.87 |
| Declination: | 38:37:42.80 |
| Major axis: | 0.64 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.42 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 179° |
| Radial velocity: | 10332 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03508 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS