| IC 4040 | |
|---|---|
 Sloan Digital Sky Survey of IC 4040 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 13h 00m 37.9s |
| Declination | +28d 03m 26.50s |
| Redshift | 0.025530 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7,556 km/s |
| Distance | 353 Mly (108.2 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Coma Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.76 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sdm, HII |
| Size | 105,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 44789, CGCG 160-252, MCG +05-31-085, 2MASX J13003794+2803266, 74W 019, SDSS J130037.78+280326.8, IRAS F12582+2819, CG 0954, NSA 162814, 5C 04.108, NVSS J130037+280323, WBL 426-106, AGC 221406, FOCA 0388, LEDA 44789 | |
IC 4040 is a type SABc spiral galaxy with a bar[1] in Coma Berenices.[2] It is located 353 million light-years away from the Solar System and has an estimated diameter of 105,000 light-years making it slightly larger than the Milky Way.[3] IC 4040 was discovered on April 12, 1891, by Guillaume Bigourdan[4] and is a member of the Coma Cluster.[5]
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