IC3079 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , IC3079 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:44 (EDT), 58° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:46, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:29, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3079
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h16m [1] |
| Declination: | +11°32' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.29 (B) [1] 12.68 (J) [1] 12.01 (H) [1] 11.95 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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