IC3968 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3968 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 73° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:07, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:32, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3968
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h59m [2] |
| Declination: | +27°58' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 15.32 (V) [2] 16.31 (B) [2] 13.36 (J) [2] 12.74 (H) [2] 12.45 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.4 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 48.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 102.0 Mpc 332.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.72 |