IC3470 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC3470 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:01 (EDT), 52° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:48, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:30, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3470
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h32m [2] |
| Declination: | +11°15' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.85 (V) [2] 14.56 (B) [2] 11.93 (J) [2] 11.37 (H) [2] 11.18 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 17.1 Mpc 55.7 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.31 |