IC666 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC666 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 56° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:12, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:53, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC666
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Object type
Galaxy
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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 |