IC631 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC631 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:13 (PDT), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:44, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:34, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC631
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h38m [2] |
| Declination: | −07°03' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 16.19 (B) [2] 12.12 (J) [2] 11.43 (H) [2] 10.98 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 147.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 123.0 Mpc 401.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.26 |