IC3687 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC3687 will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 58° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:59.

Name IC3687
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 3687[2]
UGC 7866[3]
PGC 42656[4]
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

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