IC3478 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3478 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 21:41, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:32, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3478
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h32m [3] |
| Declination: | +14°11' [3] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 14.37 (B) [1] 12.14 (J) [1] 11.48 (H) [1] 11.45 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 120.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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