IC3039 (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 , IC3039 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 67° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:21, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:07, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name IC3039
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:12h12m [2]
Declination:+12°18' [2]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:15.06 (B) [2]
12.97 (J) [2]
12.55 (H) [2]
12.24 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.9 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 22.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBbc
Distance:113.5 Mpc
370.0 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.21

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