IC798 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC798 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:57 (EDT), 55° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:39, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:36, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC798
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h32m [2] |
| Declination: | +15°24' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 14.26 (V) [2] 15.02 (B) [2] 12.43 (J) [2] 11.74 (H) [2] 11.64 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 19.7 Mpc 64.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.76 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.21 |