IC872 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC872 will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 52° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:47.
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Name
IC872
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h17m [3] |
| Declination: | +06°21' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.07 (B) [1] 11.78 (J) [1] 11.05 (H) [1] 10.97 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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