IC1173 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1173 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 69° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:11, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:10, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC1173
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h05m [4] |
| Declination: | +17°25' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.57 (V) [2] 15.36 (B) [2] 12.35 (J) [2] 11.74 (H) [2] 11.54 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 141.0 Mpc 459.7 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.79 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.18 |
Sources