IC4998 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC4998 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 9° above the horizon.
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Name
IC4998
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h22m [2] |
| Declination: | −38°18' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 14.03 (B) [2] 11.35 (J) [2] 10.81 (H) [2] 10.42 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 102.0 Mpc 332.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.01 |