IC4688 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC4688 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:09, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:20, 59° above your southern horizon.
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