IC3040 (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 , IC3040 will become visible at around 21:14 (PDT), 35° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:09.

Name IC3040
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:12h12m [2]
Declination:+11°04' [2]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:15.29 (B) [2]
Hubble type:S?
Distance:58.8 Mpc
191.7 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.56

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