IC3492 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3492 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 66° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:41, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:29, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3492
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h33m [2] |
| Declination: | +12°51' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.30 (V) [2] 15.12 (B) [2] 13.46 (J) [2] 12.83 (H) [2] 12.90 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 56.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 22.5 Mpc 73.3 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.18 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -16.46 |