IC661 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC661 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:57 (EDT), 49° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:06, 49° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:11, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC661
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h58m [2] |
| Declination: | +01°39' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 15.35 (B) [2] 12.18 (J) [2] 11.54 (H) [2] 11.16 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 156.5 Mpc 510.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.62 |