IC688 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC688 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:09 (PDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:45, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:24, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC688
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h23m [1] |
| Declination: | −09°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 15.01 (B) [1] 12.11 (J) [1] 11.42 (H) [1] 11.13 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 98.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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