IC1118 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC1118 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:26 (EDT), 42° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:29, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:10, 34° above your western horizon.
Name
IC1118
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 15h24m [2] |
Declination: | +13°26' [2] |
Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
Magnitude: | 14.91 (B) [2] 11.52 (J) [2] 10.90 (H) [2] 10.61 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 104.0 Mpc 339.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.18 |