IC1009 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1009 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:37 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:53, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:59, 30° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC1009
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h26m [1] |
| Declination: | +12°21' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 15.16 (B) [1] 12.22 (J) [1] 11.58 (H) [1] 11.29 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 69.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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