IC870 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC870 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:06, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:13, 76° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:13, 48° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC870
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h17m [1] |
| Declination: | +20°36' [1] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 15.16 (B) [1] 12.15 (J) [1] 11.48 (H) [1] 11.14 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 45.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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