IC1517 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC1517 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 39° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:43, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:42, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
IC1517
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 23h56m [2] |
Declination: | −00°18' [2] |
Constellation: | Pisces |
Magnitude: | 14.62 (B) [2] 11.19 (J) [2] 10.44 (H) [2] 10.26 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | S0 |
Distance: | 84.9 Mpc 276.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.02 |