IC 879
IC 879 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 879:
| IC: | IC 879 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Duplicate cross-reference: | NGC 4222 |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBab |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 21.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:19:40.57 |
| Declination: | -27:25:44.30 |
| Major axis: | 0.84 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.34 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 136° |
| Radial velocity: | 2033 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006805 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS