IC4579 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC4579 will become visible at around 20:56 (EDT), 56° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:22.
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Name
IC4579
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h42m [2] |
| Declination: | +23°46' [2] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 15.47 (B) [2] 12.37 (J) [2] 11.60 (H) [2] 11.37 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 88.6 Mpc 288.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.27 |