IC1496 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC1496 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:26 (EST), 40° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:57, 44° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:42, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC1496
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 23h30m [2] |
| Declination: | −02°56' [2] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 14.41 (B) [2] 10.94 (J) [2] 10.25 (H) [2] 9.96 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 63.8 Mpc 208.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.61 |