IC1408 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC1408 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 35° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 17:40, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 20:36, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC1408
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h53m [2] |
| Declination: | −13°20' [2] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 14.92 (B) [2] 11.30 (J) [2] 10.60 (H) [2] 10.31 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 58.5 Mpc 190.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.92 |