IC6 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC6 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:05, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:52, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC6
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h18m [2] |
| Declination: | −03°16' [2] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 14.57 (B) [2] 11.03 (J) [2] 10.32 (H) [2] 10.08 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 93.7 Mpc 305.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.29 |