IC173 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC173 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:42, 50° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:48, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC173
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h55m [3] |
| Declination: | +01°17' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.09 (V) [1] 14.97 (B) [1] 12.17 (J) [1] 11.61 (H) [1] 11.35 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.88 |
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