IC1079 (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 , IC1079 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:53, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:32, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:06, 57° above your south-western horizon.

Name IC1079
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 1079[2]
UGC 9611[3]
PGC 53418[4]
Position
Right ascension:14h56m [4]
Declination:+09°22' [4]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:14.65 (B) [2]
10.76 (J) [2]
9.83 (H) [2]
9.81 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.5 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 81.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
Distance:114.0 Mpc
371.6 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.63

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