IC806 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC806 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 36° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:50, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:57, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC806
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h42m [2] |
| Declination: | −17°20' [2] |
| Constellation: | Corvus |
| Magnitude: | 15.47 (B) [2] 11.84 (J) [2] 11.22 (H) [2] 10.93 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 107.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| Distance: | 83.0 Mpc 270.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.13 |