IC3442 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3442 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 67° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:39, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:31, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3442
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h31m [2] |
| Declination: | +14°06' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.80 (V) [2] 14.46 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 20.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 19.6 Mpc 63.7 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.66 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.66 |