IC568 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC568 is visible between 19:02 and 04:53. It will become accessible at around 19:02, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:58, 71° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:53 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name IC568
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 568[2]
UGC 5285[3]
PGC 28368[4]
Position
Right ascension:09h51m [4]
Declination:+15°43' [4]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:14.68 (B) [2]
11.72 (J) [2]
11.15 (H) [2]
10.56 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.1 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 106.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sb
Distance:129.5 Mpc
422.2 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.88

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