IC1117 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1117 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 66° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:22, 71° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:17, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC1117
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h24m [1] |
| Declination: | +15°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 15.68 (B) [1] 12.51 (J) [1] 11.93 (H) [1] 11.66 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 117.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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