IC12 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC12 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:37 (EST), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:59, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:49, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC12
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h20m [2] |
| Declination: | −02°39' [2] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 15.08 (B) [2] 12.02 (J) [2] 11.30 (H) [2] 10.92 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 89.9 Mpc 293.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.69 |