IC 3998
IC 3998 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 3998:
| IC: | IC 3998 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:59:46.78 |
| Declination: | 27:58:25.90 |
| Major axis: | 0.56 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.41 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 8° |
| Radial velocity: | 9272 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03142 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS