IC871 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC871 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:08 (EDT), 44° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:56, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:12, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC871
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Object type
Galaxy
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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] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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