IC3016 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC3016 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 66° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:18, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:02, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name IC3016
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:12h09m [1]
Declination:+11°25' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:15.23 (B) [1]
13.71 (J) [1]
13.08 (H) [1]
12.82 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.5 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 16.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBbc

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