IC3031 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3031 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:37 (PDT), 56° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:34, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:23, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3031
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h11m [1] |
| Declination: | +13°18' [1] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 16.98 (B) [1] 13.99 (J) [1] 13.37 (H) [1] 13.05 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 31.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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