IC862 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC862 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:37 (PDT), 47° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:39, 75° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:45, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC862
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h16m [2] |
| Declination: | +20°02' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 15.26 (B) [2] 12.01 (J) [2] 11.28 (H) [2] 11.19 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.5 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 80.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 127.0 Mpc 414.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.26 |