IC3143 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3143 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 80° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:27, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:50, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3143
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h19m [1] |
| Declination: | +27°17' [1] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 15.63 (B) [1] 13.78 (J) [1] 13.30 (H) [1] 13.08 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 146.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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