IC3993 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3993 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:12 (PDT), 32° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:12, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:37, 38° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC3993
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h59m [1] |
| Declination: | +40°36' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 15.90 (B) [1] 13.36 (J) [1] 12.53 (H) [1] 12.00 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.5 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 1.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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