Galaxy · constellation Com
IC 3951
IC 3951PGC 3090104
Catalogue data
- Right ascension
- 12h 59m 10.2s
- Declination
- +18° 45' 51"
- Size
- 36.0″ × 22.2″
- Position angle
- 157°
- Magnitude
- 16.5 (B)
- Surface brightness
- 24.24 mag/arcsec²
- Hubble type
- E
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Suggested techniques
- LRGB, RGB, OSC
- Data source
- OpenNGC
The IC number includes a defect on the original Heidelberg plate.
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