IC3340 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3340 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 70° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:35, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:33, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3340
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h26m [1] |
| Declination: | +16°50' [1] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 15.41 (B) [1] 12.72 (J) [1] 11.97 (H) [1] 11.52 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 24.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
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