About IC 3905 NED03
IC 3905 NED03 is a common galaxy. It sits in the constellation Com.
Home to hundreds of billions of stars — a universe unto itself.
Common galaxy 20 EP
IC 3905 NED03
RA 194.0386° · Dec 19.8467° · openngc
Score breakdown
· 1 badgeCommon 24 pts → Uncommon
- Galaxy +20
Total score 20
4 more points to reach Uncommon.
Badges
- Galaxy · +20
Trivia
Cosmic context
- Scale. Home to hundreds of billions of stars — a universe unto itself.
Properties
- constellation
- Com
- dso type
- G
- name
- IC 3905 NED03
How to see it
Look for IC 3905 NED03 in the constellation Com.
Like any astronomical target, IC 3905 NED03 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
Why IC 3905 NED03 is a common galaxy
IC 3905 NED03 scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 1 science badge — Galaxy — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.