IC3816 (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 , IC3816 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (PDT), 61° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:00, 86° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:48, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name IC3816
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:12h49m [2]
Declination:+37°13' [2]
Constellation:Canes Venatici
Magnitude:15.66 (B) [2]
12.38 (J) [2]
11.68 (H) [2]
11.47 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.8 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 7.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
Distance:176.0 Mpc
573.8 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.57

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