IC809 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC809 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:29 (EDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:40, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:20, 22° above your western horizon.
Name
IC809
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 12h42m [4] |
Declination: | +11°45' [4] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 13.72 (V) [2] 14.46 (B) [2] 11.59 (J) [2] 10.89 (H) [2] 10.61 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 15.9 Mpc 52.0 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.74 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -17.29 |
Sources