IC558 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC558 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:48, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:30, 78° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:37, 78° above your southern horizon.
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Name
IC558
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h45m [2] |
| Declination: | +29°27' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.90 (V) [2] 14.80 (B) [2] 11.62 (J) [2] 10.89 (H) [2] 10.61 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 147.0 Mpc 479.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.90 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.94 |