IC3118 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3118 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:50 (PDT), 62° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:46, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:25, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3118
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h18m [3] |
| Declination: | +09°29' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.74 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 171.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | I |
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