IC : IC3253

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-04-27

Astronomical night: 22:05 - 04:54 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	Dusk	16°	175° (South)
Set	02:14	0°	224° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation	22:28	17°	180° (South)

Elevation

Information about IC3253

General information

Galaxy IC3253 has the magnitude of 12 and is placed in Centaurus constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 3 angular minutes.
galaxy is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-27, galaxy IC3253 will become observable at south as the dusk sky fades, 16° above your horizon, at 22:05. At 02:14 the object will sink below the horizon at southwest. Maximum elevation, 17° above horizon, will be reached at 22:28, when galaxy will be placed at south.

IC3253 on the sky map


Object type	Galaxy
Alternative names
Constellation	Centaurus
Magnitude	12
Apparent size	3'x1'
Right ascension	12^h 23^m 45.231^s
Declination	-34° 37′ 19.85″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)
International Catalogue (IC)	IC3253

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
NGC4304	Galaxy	11.6