IC576 (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 , IC576 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:24 (PDT), 64° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:10, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:53, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name IC576
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 576[1]
Mrk 1240[2]
Position
Right ascension:09h55m [1]
Declination:+11°02' [1]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:15.40 (V) [2]
15.46 (B) [1]
12.67 (J) [1]
11.87 (H) [1]
11.65 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.6 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 168.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a

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