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IC 3334 - Irregular Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:36 | Tran: 21:24 | Set: 6:16
Alt: 37.69°   Az: 269.55°   Direction: West

IC 3334 is a Irregular Galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. IC 3334 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 3334 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 3334 - Irregular Galaxy in Coma Berenices star
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DSS2 image of IC 3334 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.75 arcmin) and minor (0.65 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 27m 25s
+28° 19’ 31”
04h 16m 03s
16h 43m 29s

J2000

12h 26m 09s
+28° 27’ 56”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 3334 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 3334 - Irregular Galaxy in Coma Berenices.

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Finder chart for IC 3334 - Irregular Galaxy in Coma Berenices.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 3334 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 3334 is a visual representation of it.
0.75 arcmin
0.65 arcmin
2°

Morphological Classification

IC 3334 - Irregular Galaxy in Coma Berenices is classified as Irregular (I) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 3334 - Irregular Galaxy in Coma Berenices in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 3334 - Irregular Galaxy in Coma Berenices
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 3334 - Irregular Galaxy in Coma Berenices, Irregular (I).
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 3334 - Irregular 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: 61.7°
Max altitude: 66.8°
Azimuth: 298.3°