IC871 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC871 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:02, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:28, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 48° above your south-western horizon.

Name IC871
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 871[1]
UGC 8358[2]
PGC 46321[3]
Position
Right ascension:13h17m [3]
Declination:+04°24' [3]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.48 (B) [1]
11.29 (J) [1]
10.59 (H) [1]
10.29 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.6 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 70.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sb

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