IC872 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , IC872 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:18 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 34° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:32.

Name IC872
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 872[1]
UGC 8349[2]
PGC 46250[3]
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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