IC863 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC863 is visible between 22:52 and 03:36. It will become accessible at around 22:52, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:14, 30° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:36 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC863
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h17m [2] |
| Declination: | −17°15' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.27 (B) [2] 11.09 (J) [2] 10.46 (H) [2] 10.25 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 20.6 Mpc 67.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.30 |