IC3461 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC3461 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:57 (EDT), 52° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:39, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:23, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3461
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h32m [2] |
| Declination: | +11°53' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.51 (V) [2] 15.17 (B) [2] 12.88 (J) [2] 12.27 (H) [2] 12.41 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 21.1 Mpc 68.9 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.66 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.12 |