IC1186 (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 , IC1186 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:13, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:12, 73° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:17, 73° above your southern horizon.

Name IC1186
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:16h05m [2]
Declination:+17°21' [2]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:14.69 (V) [2]
15.64 (B) [2]
12.28 (J) [2]
11.60 (H) [2]
11.33 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.8 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 5.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sb
Distance:194.0 Mpc
632.4 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.95
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.75

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