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IC 3231 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:51 | Tran: 12:09 | Set: 20:28
Alt: 30.87°   Az: 271.73°   Direction: West

IC 3231 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. IC 3231 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of IC 3231 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 3231 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices star
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DSS2 image of IC 3231 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.65 arcmin) and minor (0.47 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 23m 58s
+24° 40’ 59”
04h 43m 04s
17h 07m 03s

J2000

12h 22m 44s
+24° 49’ 13”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 3231 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 3231 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices star
Simplified finder chart for IC 3231 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices.

Finder chart IC 3231 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices star
Simplified finder chart for IC 3231 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 3231 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 3231 is a visual representation of it.
0.65 arcmin
0.47 arcmin

Morphological Classification

IC 3231 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices is classified as Spiral (SAc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 3231 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 3231 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 3231 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices, Spiral (SAc).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 3231 - Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.3°
Max altitude: 63.2°
Azimuth: 294.7°