IC4688 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC4688 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 54° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:15, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:59, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC4688
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h08m [4] |
| Declination: | +11°42' [4] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 14.63 (B) [2] 11.24 (J) [2] 10.56 (H) [2] 10.24 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 71.6 Mpc 233.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.64 |
Sources