Galaxy · constellation Vir

IC 3457

IC 3457MCG +02-32-114PGC 41494UGC 7672
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
12h 31m 51.3s
Declination
+12° 39' 25"
Size
1.0′ × 40.2″
Position angle
143°
Magnitude
14.6 (V)
Surface brightness
23.68 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
E
Difficulty
4/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

The 2MASS peak is 5 arcsec southwest of the optical nucleus.

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