IC 3946
IC 3946 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 3946:
| IC: | IC 3946 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:58:48.72 |
| Declination: | 27:48:37.40 |
| Major axis: | 0.86 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.44 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 71° |
| Radial velocity: | 5860 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01974 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS