IC1768 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC1768 is visible between 20:48 and 22:06. It will become accessible at around 20:48, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 21:27, 22° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 22:06 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
Name
IC1768
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 02h00m [2] |
Declination: | −25°01' [2] |
Constellation: | Fornax |
Magnitude: | 14.80 (V) [2] 14.29 (B) [2] 11.17 (J) [2] 10.51 (H) [2] 10.23 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | S0 |
Distance: | 78.4 Mpc 255.6 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | -0.51 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -19.67 |