IC3056 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC3056 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 31° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:24, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:12, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3056
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h14m [4] |
| Declination: | +12°48' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.84 (V) [2] 15.54 (B) [2] |
| Hubble type: | IAB |
| Distance: | 24.9 Mpc 81.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.14 |
Sources