IC3116 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3116 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 78° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:26, 81° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3116
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h17m [1] |
| Declination: | +25°04' [1] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 16.19 (B) [1] 14.61 (J) [1] 13.93 (H) [1] 13.85 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.5 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 19.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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