IC846 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC846 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:08 (EDT), 60° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:00, 71° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:21, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC846
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h05m [2] |
| Declination: | +23°05' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 15.13 (B) [2] 11.82 (J) [2] 11.15 (H) [2] 10.90 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 126.0 Mpc 410.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.37 |