IC 3940
IC 3940 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 3940:
| IC: | IC 3940 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:58:16.47 |
| Declination: | 35:50:20.20 |
| Major axis: | 0.64 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.33 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 136° |
| Radial velocity: | 10988 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03735 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS