IC3687 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , IC3687 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:03 (EDT), 40° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:27, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:05, 37° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3687
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h42m [4] |
| Declination: | +38°30' [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 13.35 (V) [2] 13.75 (B) [2] |
| Hubble type: | IAB |
| Distance: | 4.5 Mpc 14.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.40 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -14.93 |
Sources