IC2617 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2617 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (PDT), 82° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:09, 85° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:01, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC2617
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h02m [2] |
| Declination: | +38°39' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.80 (B) [2] 11.71 (J) [2] 10.95 (H) [2] 10.68 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 97.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 141.0 Mpc 459.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.95 |