IC626 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC626 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:01 (PDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:37, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:27, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC626
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h36m [1] |
| Declination: | −07°01' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 15.19 (B) [1] 11.21 (J) [1] 10.47 (H) [1] 10.12 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 137.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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