IC1198 (Galaxy)

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

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From Fairfield , IC1198 will become visible at around 21:01 (EDT), 53° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:05.

Name IC1198
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 1198[2]
Mrk 871[3]
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]
Hubble type:SBab
Distance:170.0 Mpc
554.2 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):-0.05
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.25

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