IC728 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC728 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:42, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:33, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC728
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Object type
Galaxy
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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 |
Sources