IC1008 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC1008 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:58 (PDT), 59° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:20, 84° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:36, 24° above your western horizon.

Name IC1008
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:14h23m [1]
Declination:+28°20' [1]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:15.11 (B) [1]
11.76 (J) [1]
11.05 (H) [1]
10.70 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.9 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 18.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sbc

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