IC506 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC506 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:47, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:05, 53° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 47° above your south-western horizon.
Name
IC506
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 08h23m [2] |
Declination: | +04°17' [2] |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Magnitude: | 14.69 (B) [2] 11.53 (J) [2] 10.87 (H) [2] 10.54 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 121.0 Mpc 394.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.72 |