IC718 (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 , IC718 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:07, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:45, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 41° above your western horizon.

Name IC718
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 718[2]
UGC 6626[3]
PGC 36174[4]
Position
Right ascension:11h39m [4]
Declination:+08°52' [4]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.56 (B) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.1 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 180.0°E of N
Hubble type:IB
Distance:22.1 Mpc
72.0 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-17.16

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