IC659 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC659 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 42° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:08, 49° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:01, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC659
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h58m [2] |
| Declination: | −06°15' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 15.43 (B) [2] 11.74 (J) [2] 10.71 (H) [2] 10.36 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 60.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 161.0 Mpc 524.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.60 |