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IC 3278 - Galaxy Triplet in Coma Berenices

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:21 | Tran: 3:03 | Set: 11:42
Alt: 65.00°   Az: 197.68°   Direction: South-South-West

IC 3278 is a Galaxy Triplet in the Coma Berenices constellation. IC 3278 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 3278 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 3278 - Galaxy Triplet in Coma Berenices star
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DSS2 image of IC 3278 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.9 arcmin) and minor (0.9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 25m 30s
+27° 16’ 54”
00h 33m 12s
12h 58m 42s

J2000

12h 24m 15s
+27° 25’ 14”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 3278 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 3278 - Galaxy Triplet in Coma Berenices.

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Finder chart for IC 3278 - Galaxy Triplet in Coma Berenices.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 3278 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 3278 is a visual representation of it.
0.9 arcmin
0.9 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 3278 - Galaxy Triplet in Coma Berenices rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.7°
Max altitude: 65.8°
Azimuth: 297.3°