IC720 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC720 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:13 (PDT), 34° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:48, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:25, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC720
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h42m [2] |
| Declination: | +08°46' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.82 (B) [2] 11.06 (J) [2] 10.34 (H) [2] 10.10 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 172.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 70.0 Mpc 228.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.40 |