IC647 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC647 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:45 (EDT), 33° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:53, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:53, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC647
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h50m [2] |
| Declination: | −12°51' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 15.79 (B) [2] 12.59 (J) [2] 11.85 (H) [2] 11.66 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 85.2 Mpc 277.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.86 |