IC868 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC868 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:20, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:27, 76° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 58° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC868
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h17m [1] |
| Declination: | +20°36' [1] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 14.79 (B) [1] 11.68 (J) [1] 11.03 (H) [1] 10.73 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 9.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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