IC 3881
Overlaid DSS image of IC 3881, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around IC 3881
PGC 3798359, SDSS J125453.94+190704.9
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 15 |
| Size | 0.2' x 0.2' |
| Right Ascension | 12h 54' 54.0" (2000) |
| Declination | 19° 7' 5" N |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Description | vF, vS, R, bM |
| Classification | S0/a? |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
IC 3881 is the northeastern of two faint galaxies, and is clearly marked on Wolf's plate. He describes it as "vF, vS; long chain? attached north (remarkable), chain? connecting [to I3877]." There is a trace of a very faint defect, or of a random clumping of photographic "grain," on the print of Wolf's plate which I examined, but certainly no "chain" of galaxies appears on POSS1. The nearest similarly bright companion is about 30 arcsec to the southwest, and is a pair. For more about the discovery plate, see IC 3636.
Other Data Sources for IC 3881
Associated objects for IC 3881
Nearby objects for IC 3881
28 objects found within 60'
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IC 3881