IC3879 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3879 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:40 (PDT), 60° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:06, 85° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:56, 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC3879
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h54m [1] |
| Declination: | +38°37' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 16.03 (B) [1] 13.77 (J) [1] 13.09 (H) [1] 13.23 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 179.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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