IC 3170

Galaxy Fair (36/100)

Barred Spiral

IC 3170 Galaxy Virgo (Vir) Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 15.0

Angular Size 0.6′

Position Angle 55°

Distance 351.73 million ly

Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (Sbc)

Description

F, S, R, bM

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 20m 24.0s

Dec +09° 25' 00.0"

Constellation Virgo (Vir)

Catalog IC 3170

Visibility

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

IC 3170 · 0.6′×0.6′ · N up, E left

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