IC1161 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC1161 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:57, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:54, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:11, 58° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC1161
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h01m [2] |
| Declination: | +15°38' [2] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 15.15 (B) [2] 12.01 (J) [2] 11.32 (H) [2] 10.97 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 155.0 Mpc 505.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.80 |