IC3998 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC3998 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:01 (EDT), 59° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:15, 76° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:36, 25° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3998
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h59m [2] |
| Declination: | +27°58' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 14.57 (V) [2] 15.57 (B) [2] 12.63 (J) [2] 11.89 (H) [2] 11.57 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 112.0 Mpc 365.1 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.00 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.68 |