IC728 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , IC728 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:20 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 39° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:31.

Name IC728
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 728[2]
UGC 6720[3]
PGC 36580[4]
Position
Right ascension:11h44m [4]
Declination:−01°36' [4]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.46 (B) [2]
12.00 (J) [2]
11.28 (H) [2]
10.84 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sb
Distance:109.0 Mpc
355.3 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.73

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