IC 3259

Galaxy Fair (35/100)

Barred Spiral

IC 3259 Galaxy Virgo (Vir) Visible Level 4 Large telescope (10"+) - Dark skies recommended

Star Map Add to List Add to Plan Back to Catalog

Properties

Magnitude 13.6

Angular Size 1.6′ × 0.8′

Position Angle 18°

Distance 66.35 million ly

Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABd)

Description

F, cS, R, bM

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 23m 48.0s

Dec +07° 10' 60.0"

Constellation Virgo (Vir)

Catalog IC 3259

Visibility

Set a location in User Settings to see visibility data.

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

IC 3259 · 1.6′×0.8′ · N up, E left

Surface Brightness & Visibility

Morphology Decoder

Redshift

Inclination & True Shape

Size Comparator

Light Travel Time Machine

Relativistic Travel

Survey Image

Loading survey image…