IC3298 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3298 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:07 (PDT), 23° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:02, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:46, 24° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3298
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h25m [2] |
| Declination: | +17°00' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 15.26 (B) [2] 13.15 (J) [2] 12.20 (H) [2] 12.34 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 156.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBcd |
| Distance: | 36.2 Mpc 118.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.53 |