IC1163 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC1163 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 69° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:59, 71° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:54, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name IC1163
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:16h01m [2]
Declination:+15°30' [2]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:14.93 (B) [2]
11.91 (J) [2]
11.27 (H) [2]
10.86 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E
Distance:155.0 Mpc
505.3 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.02

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