IC4609 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC4609 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:44 (EDT), 71° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:44, 71° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:04, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC4609
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h33m [2] |
| Declination: | +22°47' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.21 (B) [2] 11.60 (J) [2] 11.00 (H) [2] 10.54 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 133.0 Mpc 433.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.41 |