IC563 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC563 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:08, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:19, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:31, 50° above your southern horizon.
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Name
IC563
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h46m [2] |
| Declination: | +03°02' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.81 (B) [2] 11.88 (J) [2] 11.12 (H) [2] 10.81 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| Distance: | 57.0 Mpc 185.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.97 |