IC3040 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC3040 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:47, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:28, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:49, 25° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3040
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Object type
Galaxy
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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 |