IC706 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , IC706 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:53 (EDT), 32° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:51, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:41, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name IC706
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:11h33m [2]
Declination:-13°20' [2]
Constellation:Crater
Magnitude:14.98 (B) [2]
11.51 (J) [2]
10.85 (H) [2]
10.59 (K) [2]
Hubble type:S0-a
Distance:60.3 Mpc
196.6 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.92

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