IC3242 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC3242 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:08 (EDT), 69° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:18, 75° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:50, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
IC3242
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 12h23m [1] |
Declination: | +26°14' [1] |
Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
Magnitude: | 16.48 (B) [1] |
Hubble type: | Sb |
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