IC3040 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC3040 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:07 (EDT), 56° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:11, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:53, when it sinks below 21° 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 |