IC3540 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC3540 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 22:51, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:38, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3540
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h35m [1] |
| Declination: | +12°45' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.58 (B) [1] 12.15 (J) [1] 11.51 (H) [1] 11.28 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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