IC3309 (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 , IC3309 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:27 (PST) and reaching an altitude of 84° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:49.

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Name IC3309

Object type Galaxy

Other names

IC 3309^[1]
UGC 7509^[2]
PGC 40501^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	12^h25^m ^[3]
Declination:	+28°22' ^[3]
Constellation:	Coma Berenices
Magnitude:	15.65 (B) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	1.0 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 87.0°E of N
Hubble type:	Sc

Sources

^[1]	OpenNGC (Mattia Verga)

^[2]	"Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies", P. Nilson, 1973.

^[3]	"HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", G. Paturel et al., 2003.

Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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