IC871 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC871 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:48 (EST) – 3 hours and 57 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.
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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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