IC3138 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3138 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:53 (PDT), 66° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:35, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:22, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3138
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h18m [1] |
| Declination: | +12°26' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 16.53 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.2 arcmin x 0.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 173.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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