IC3046 (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 , IC3046 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:52, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:40, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:49, 68° above your southern horizon.

Name IC3046
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 3046[2]
UGC 7220[3]
PGC 38977[4]
Position
Right ascension:12h13m [4]
Declination:+12°55' [4]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:15.31 (B) [2]
12.33 (J) [2]
11.61 (H) [2]
11.30 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.3 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 132.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sbc
Distance:112.0 Mpc
365.1 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.94

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