IC3453 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3453 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:19, 70° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:52, 69° above your south-western horizon.
|
Name
IC3453
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h31m [4] |
| Declination: | +14°51' [4] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 15.00 (V) [5] 14.80 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 164.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | IB |
| Distance: | 16.8 Mpc 54.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -16.13 |
Sources