IC686 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC686 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:05 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:08, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:36, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC686
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h23m [1] |
| Declination: | +05°38' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 15.55 (B) [1] 13.27 (J) [1] 12.77 (H) [1] 12.38 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.5 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 42.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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