IC3053 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3053 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:13 (PDT), 31° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:23, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:14, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3053
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h13m [1] |
| Declination: | +14°13' [1] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 15.27 (B) [1] 13.41 (J) [1] 13.03 (H) [1] 12.42 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 4.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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