IC2979 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2979 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (PDT), 72° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:04, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:39, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC2979
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h56m [4] |
| Declination: | +32°09' [4] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.46 (B) [2] 11.58 (J) [2] 10.89 (H) [2] 10.66 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 174.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 68.9 Mpc 224.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.73 |
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