IC2990 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2990 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:39 (PDT), 57° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:20, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:03, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2990
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h04m [2] |
| Declination: | +11°03' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.09 (B) [2] 12.92 (J) [2] 12.20 (H) [2] 12.17 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 15.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 126.0 Mpc 410.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.41 |