IC3142 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3142 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 68° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:27, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:18, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3142
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h19m [1] |
| Declination: | +13°58' [1] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 15.20 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 140.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | IAB |