IC1198 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1198 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:07 (PDT), 40° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:25, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:29, 30° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC1198
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h08m [2] |
| Declination: | +12°19' [2] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 14.90 (V) [3] 14.89 (B) [2] 12.12 (J) [2] 11.37 (H) [2] 10.90 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 111.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| Distance: | 170.0 Mpc 554.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.05 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.25 |
Sources