IC551 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC551 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 51° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:47, 55° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:14, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
IC551
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 09h41m [3] |
Declination: | +06°56' [3] |
Constellation: | Leo |
Magnitude: | 14.56 (B) [1] 11.88 (J) [1] 11.23 (H) [1] 10.86 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | Sbc |
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