IC 859
IC 859 is a elliptical 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 859:
| IC: | IC 859 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:14:57.28 |
| Declination: | 17:13:30.60 |
| Major axis: | 0.68 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.61 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 142° |
| Radial velocity: | 6930 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02339 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS