IC4566 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC4566 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 78° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:47, 80° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:52, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC4566
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h36m [3] |
| Declination: | +43°32' [3] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 13.27 (V) [1] 14.11 (B) [1] 11.16 (J) [1] 10.46 (H) [1] 10.16 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 163.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.84 |
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