IC3258 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC3258 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:53, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:39, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:49, 28° above your western horizon.
|
Name
IC3258
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h23m [4] |
| Declination: | +12°28' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.30 (V) [2] 13.78 (B) [2] 15.18 (J) [2] 14.81 (H) [2] 14.80 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | IB |
| Distance: | 12.8 Mpc 41.7 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.48 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.24 |
Sources