IC1116 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC1116 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:43, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:14, 56° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:11, 47° above your south-western horizon.
Name
IC1116
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 15h21m [2] |
Declination: | +08°25' [2] |
Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
Magnitude: | 14.53 (B) [2] 11.37 (J) [2] 10.66 (H) [2] 10.38 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 162.0 Mpc 528.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -21.52 |