IC3812 (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 , IC3812 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 46° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:58, 49° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:49, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name IC3812
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:12h49m [2]
Declination:−06°43' [2]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.85 (B) [2]
11.18 (J) [2]
10.38 (H) [2]
10.01 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.1 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 6.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sab
Distance:56.1 Mpc
182.9 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.89

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