IC666 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC666 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:27, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:08, 66° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:51, 56° above your south-western horizon.

Name IC666
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 666[1]
Mrk 1276[2]
Position
Right ascension:11h01m [1]
Declination:+10°28' [1]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:15.30 (V) [2]
15.23 (B) [1]
12.22 (J) [1]
11.69 (H) [1]
10.95 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.6 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 147.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a

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