IC1158 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1158 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:52, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:10, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:35, 51° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC1158
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h01m [3] |
| Declination: | +01°42' [3] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 13.09 (V) [1] 13.84 (B) [1] 11.74 (J) [1] 11.05 (H) [1] 10.24 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.9 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 134.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.75 |
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