IC796 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC796 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 43° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:39, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:36, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC796
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h29m [3] |
| Declination: | +16°24' [3] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.79 (B) [1] 11.25 (J) [1] 10.61 (H) [1] 10.34 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 145.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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